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Antonio Prieto (actor)

Antonio Prieto
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Born Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto
(1926-05-26)26 May 1926
Iquique, Chile
Died 14 July 2011(2011-07-14) (aged 85)
Santiago de Chile
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.




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