How Old Is Luciana Duvall? Meet Robert Duvall’s Wife

Luciana Duvall is 52 years old. She is a well-known Argentine and American celebrity wife who rose to the limelight on account of her marriage to a popular American actor, producer, and director, Robert Duvall. The actor who began his acting career in the 1950s has over 300 on-screen and off-screen appearances, including as an actor, writer, producer, and director. On her part, Luciana Duvall began a career in the corporate world but has since ditched that for a piece of entertainment. These days she works as an actress, writer, and director. Let’s unravel a little bit more about the life and career of Robert Duvall’s wife, Luciana Duvall.

Luciana Duvall was born in the early 1970s

Luciana Duvall was born Luciana Pedraza on January 5, 1972, in the Argentine North West city of Salta, Argentina. Her original nationality is Argentine but she can also claim American nationality as a result of her marriage to Robert Duvall. Luciana’s ethnic heritage is mixed with a blend of Italian, Irish and British. The British aspect of her ethnic heritage is traced to her being a descendant of Henry III.

Luciana’s father is an aviation pilot named Pedraza Ferrari, who is the son of Luciana’s grandmother, Susan Ferrari Billinghurst, credited as the first-ever female aviation pilot in Argentina. The identity of Luciana’s mother is the only part of her parentage that the public remains unaware of. Luciana grew up in the Argentine province of Jujuy as the oldest of five children, all girls.

Information about her formal education is restricted to the widely accepted and recognized knowledge that she graduated with a degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Buenos Aires. Records also show that she minored in English Literature at the same University.

One striking fact about Luciana, a fact she shares with her husband, is that they were both born on the same day in the same month, January 5th to be precise. However, while Luciana was born on January 5th, 1972, her husband, Robert Duvall, was born on January 5th, 1931. This important stat means that Luciana is exactly 41 years younger than her husband.

Luciana Duvall began her professional career as a corporate executive

After her graduation from the University of Buenos, Luciana Pedraza, as she was known then, ultimately put her MBA to good use by finding employment at W & Associates. She worked her way up the ranks to become the company’s marketing director, a position she held until the early 2000s when she eventually decided to swap corporate for entertainment.

Her decision most likely was inspired by her relationship with her husband, Robert, who is a well-known actor in Hollywood. His influence as the writer, producer-director, and star of the 2002 crime/drama/romance film titled Assassination Tango, invariably paved the way for her to land her first movie role as an actress. She was the lead female actor in the movie and portrayed the character Manuela, an Argentinian dancer, who was essentially the lead actor’s guide through Argentine Tango culture.

Luciana’s career as an actress is restricted to just one other movie appearance in a 2015 film titled Wild Horses, where she turned out as the character Samantha Payne. Her creative skill in the movie industry has led to some behind-the-scenes roles, including working as the writer and director of a short documentary titled The Portrait of Billy Joe (2004).

Luciana doesn’t feature much these days as an actress, even though she is not completely averse to the idea of making more on-screen appearances. Her reduced role on the entertainment scene lies solely in the fact that she has taken on the majority of the responsibility required to effectively run the Robert Duvall Children’s Fund, an organization that she founded with her husband in 2001. This foundation initially focused on helping the impoverished children and families in Northern Argentina have a better quality of life. It has since expanded to include collaboration with other global foundations to help Latin American women create and sustain small-scale businesses, as well as ensure adequate health care links.

Luciana Duvall’s net worth is substantial

It is not exactly clear how much the former Ms. Pedraza earned as an actress or how much she currently makes as one of the most important cogs in the wheel that spins the Robert Duvall foundation, but Luciana Duvall is doing quite well in her professional capacity as a co-administrator of a foundation that has improved the lives of a lot of people globally and as a creative artist in the American entertainment industry.

So far all her hard work has paid off substantially and she is currently worth an estimated $10 million from all her professional and business endeavors. Suffice to say that such a substantial net worth allows the celebrity wife to live a relatively comfortable and affluent lifestyle. She also enjoys the support, financially or otherwise, of her husband Robert, whose distinguished career as an actor has helped him amass a net worth in the region of $70 million as of the time of writing.

Luciana Duvall met her husband outside a bakery in her hometown

Luciana and Robert Duvall – image source

Chance meetings don’t happen any better than they did with the circumstances surrounding Luciana’s meeting with her husband. Her own version of the story revolves around the day she took a walk down the street from her home and saw a man standing outside a bakery shop. She walked up to him and after chatting for a while, she extended a party invitation to him and he accepted.

Robert is still thankful that his plans to visit a flower shop were skewered on account that the shop was temporarily closed because it allowed him to make a detour to the bakery which in turn presented the opportunity to meet his wife. He calls it a chance meeting that has changed his life for the better. The couple began dating in 1996 but it took them almost a decade to tie the knot in 2005. Luciana has been married to her husband, Robert for 15 years and still counting. They presently make their home in Luciana’s hometown of Salta, in the North West of the Argentine province of Jujuy.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Who is Robert Duvall’s daughter?

Robert Duvall doesn’t have any daughter. As a matter of fact, the actor who has been married a total of four times, including his present marriage to Luciana, has no children. By his own admission, it just hasn’t happened for him biologically, although he stated that he and his wife are not entirely against the idea of adoption. He was, however, temporarily a stepfather to two daughters from his first wife’s previous relationship.

How old is Robert Duvall’s wife?

Robert Duvall’s wife, Luciana Duvall, is currently 52 years old. She shares the same birthday with him but is exactly 41 years younger than Robert, who was born on January 5th, 1931.

How did Robert Duvall meet his wife?

Robert met his wife outside a bakery, in 1996, where she approached him to invite him to a party that would happen later that day. He had just turned away from a closed flower shop and made it to the bakery just in time for her to approach him.

What happened to Robert Duvall?

The actor who is currently 93 years old is dealing with old age, something he has admitted to not being particularly a fan of. His age notwithstanding, he still goes about his career as an actor and most recently started in a 2021 sports drama titled 12 Mighty Orphans.