Antonio Prieto (actor)
| Antonio Prieto | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto 26 May 1926 Iquique, Chile |
| Died |
14 July 2011 (aged 85) Santiago de Chile |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1954–68 |
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (26 May 1926 – 14 July 2011 [1] was a Chilean actor who developed most of his acting career in Argentina. His most famous film role was as Don Miguel Rojo in A Fistful of Dollars (1964).
Also a popular singer, he scored an international 1961 hit with "La novia", later known as "The Wedding" in Great Britain and the US. In 1995 a 20 Greatest Hits CD was released, which included such hits as "La novia" and "El milagro". He also made a very popular Spanish version of a song from the Italian singer Domenico Modugno.
Prieto also sang a popular ballad, "Juan Bobo", in homage to the popular Juan Bobo of Puerto Rican folklore.[2]
Selected filmography
- Juan Mondiola (1950)
- The Two Little Rascals (1961)
See also
References
- ↑ Ulloa, Eric; Ponce, David (July 14, 2011). "La música está de duelo: Muere Antonio Prieto, quien inmortalizó "La Novia"" (in Spanish). Emol. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ Musica Fusion, Juan Bobo Retrieved 2013-05-29
External links
Media related to Antonio Prieto at Wikimedia Commons
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