Antonio Prieto | |
Birth Name: | Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto |
Birth Date: | 26 May 1926 |
Birth Place: | Iquique, Chile |
Death Place: | Santiago de Chile |
Occupation: | Actor, singer |
Years Active: | 1954–68 |
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (26 May 1926 - 14 July 2011)[1] was a Chilean singer and actor.
Also a popular singer, he scored an international 1961 hit with "La novia", mostly known in English-speaking countries as "The Wedding". 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]