Antonio Prieto (Chilean actor)

Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (26 May 1926 – 14 July 2011)[1] was a Chilean actor.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Prieto.
Antonio Prieto
Born
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto

(1926-05-26)26 May 1926
Iquique, Chile
Died14 July 2011(2011-07-14) (aged 85)
Santiago de Chile
OccupationActor, singer
Years active1954–68

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]

Partial filmography
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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. Musica Fusion, Juan Bobo Retrieved 2013-05-29

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