Antonio Prieto | |
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Born |
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto 26 May 1926 Iquique, Chile |
Died | 14 July 2011 Santiago de Chile |
(aged 85)
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Years active | 1954–68 |
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (26 May 1926 – 14 July 2011) was a Chilean actor.
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.