When requested what he liked the “most” about turning 90, Duvall joked he wasn’t that keen on getting old however loved having the ability to spend time with Pedraza.
“She takes care of me, and I’ve good mates, and I attempt to work out and maintain in some form of form,” he gushed in a July 2021 interview.
The 2 first met in Buenos Aires in March 1996 when Pedraza approached Duvall to ask him to her buddy’s social gathering.
“My mates stated, ‘Go invite him to our social gathering. He loves the tango.’ So we walked across the block and talked. I stated, ‘Mr. Duvall, right here’s my card. If you happen to wanna come to this social gathering, my mates would like to have you ever,’ with no expectations. And he got here,” she recalled in a March 2003 interview.
Pedraza introduced her husband’s loss of life in a February 16 Fb publish.
“Yesterday, we stated goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished buddy, and one of many biggest actors of our time. Bob handed away peacefully at dwelling, surrounded by love and luxury,” she wrote. “To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was merely every thing.”