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Antonio Prieto is a Actor Chilien born on 26 may 1926 at Iquique (Chili)

Antonio Prieto

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Birth name Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto
Nationality Chili
Birth 26 may 1926 at Iquique (Chili)
Death 14 july 2011 (at 85 years) at Santiago (Chili)

Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (26 May 1926 – 14 July 2011 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.

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A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
(1964)
(Actor)
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Filmography of Antonio Prieto (10 films)

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A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
, 1h40
Directed by Tonino Valerii, Sergio Leone, Mario Caiano
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Actors Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonté, José Calvo, Joseph Egger, Antonio Prieto
Roles Don Benito Rojo / Don Miguel Rojo
Rating78% 3.949053.949053.949053.949053.94905
A stranger arrives at the little Mexican border town of San Miguel. Silvanito, the town's innkeeper, tells the Stranger about a feud between two families vying to gain control of the town: on the one side, the Rojo brothers: Don Miguel, Esteban and Ramón; on the other, the family of the town sheriff, John Baxter. The Stranger decides to play each family against the other in order to make money, and proves his speed and accuracy with his gun to both sides by shooting the four men who teased him as he entered town with ease.
Weeping for a Bandit
Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
, 1h40
Directed by Carlos Saura
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Francisco Rabal, Lea Massari, Lino Ventura, Luis Buñuel, Philippe Leroy, Manuel Zarzo
Roles El Lero
Rating58% 2.94882.94882.94882.94882.9488
Un chef de bande décide de changer de vie pour l'amour d'une femme. Mais cette décision n'est pas du goût de tout le monde car ce chef de bande se fait tuer par ses anciens acolytes.
Rififi in the City
Rififi in the City (1964)
, 1h41
Directed by Jesús Franco
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jean Servais, Antonio Prieto, Maria Vincent, Agustín González, Jesús Franco
Roles Comisario Vargas
Rating62% 3.133693.133693.133693.133693.13369
L'inspecteur Miguel Ruiz enquête sur la disparition d'un précieux indicateur, le barman Juan, qui était sur le point de lui fournir des renseignements confirmant des soupçons pesant sur le politicien véreux Leprince, un important armateur et homme politique influent. Quelques jours plus tard, Ruiz découvre le cadavre de Juan déposé devant la porte de sa maison. Malgré les réticences de sa hiérarchie, il décide de poursuivre l'enquête sur son meurtre en son honneur. Alors qu'il s'introduit chez Leprince, sur le point de remporter les élections, pour trouver des preuves compromettantes, il est passé à tabac par ses hommes de main puis jeté à la mer. Repêché par des amis de Juan, il démissionne de la police pour faire justice malgré les conseils de sa femme Pilar.
Los Tarantos
Los Tarantos (1963)
, 1h52
Directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Antonio Prieto, José Manuel Martín, Margarita Lozano, Juan Manuel Soriano
Roles Rosendo
Rating69% 3.473673.473673.473673.473673.47367
The love between two gipsies, Juana La Zoronga and Rafael El Taranto, from different families in Barcelona is thwarted by the enmity between their respective parents. Rafael sees Juana dance at a gipsy wedding, and is captivated by her beauty and charm, and they fall in love, aided by their younger siblings who are secretly friends and sympathetic to the young lovers.
Sword of Zorro
Sword of Zorro (1963)
, 1h35
Directed by Ricardo Blasco
Origin Italie
Genres Western
Actors Guy Stockwell, Gloria Milland, Antonio Prieto, Giuseppe Addobbati, Franco Fantasia, Juan Luis Galiardo
Roles Gouverneur Don Manuel
Rating47% 2.388942.388942.388942.388942.38894
Au XIX siècle, le gouverneur de Basse-Californie Don Paredes fait régner la terreur dans une petite province mexicaine. Voulant à tout prix se venger de Zorro, le vengeur masqué, il ordonne l'assassinat de l'épouse et du fils de ce dernier. Mais l'enfant survit puis est recueilli. Dix ans plus tard, Zorro défend un jeune garçon, ignorant complètement qu'il s'agit là de son propre fils, mais il est arrêté. Encore dix ans plus tard, le fils, qui se nomme alors Diego de Guadalupe, fait sortir son père de prison...
The Night Heaven Fell
The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
, 1h35
Directed by Roger Vadim, Jean Dewever
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Alida Valli, Fernando Rey, José Nieto, Maruchi Fresno
Rating55% 2.751962.751962.751962.751962.75196
Set in rural Spain, Bardot plays Ursula, a young girl who has just left a convent and has moved in with her aunt Florentine and her violent husband, the count Ribera. Ribera wants to see Lambert, a young man from the village, dead. Ursula quickly falls in love with Lambert. In a confrontation between the two, Lambert kills Ribera in self-defence.
Afternoon at the Bulls
Afternoon at the Bulls (1956)
, 1h18
Directed by Ladislao Vajda
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama
Themes Bullfighting films
Actors Manuel Arbó, María Asquerino, Jesús Tordesillas, Manolo Morán León, Mariano Azaña, Félix Dafauce
Roles Enterado 1º
Rating63% 3.179753.179753.179753.179753.17975
Les arènes de Madrid. De prestigieux toreros se préparent au combat. Deux d'entre eux, Rondeno et Puente, triomphent. Carmona, malchanceux, est blessé à la jambe et doit renoncer à un contrat aux États-Unis mais, il a le bonheur d'être un jeune papa. Ombre au tableau : dans l'arène, un débutant est mortellement atteint par un taureau...