Antonio Prieto (singer)
Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (born May 26, 1927 in Iquique , † July 14, 2011 in Santiago de Chile ) was a Chilean actor and bolero singer . His versatility and charisma made him - next to his compatriot Lucho Gatica - one of the most popular singers in Chile.
Life
Prieto began his career as a participant in the music competition La Feria de los deseos , which Raúl Matas directed at Radio Minería . He became known as a singer in the 1960s and 1970s with ballads such as El Reloj , Chuquicamata and Huija (by his brother Joaquín Prieto ). His most famous piece was the waltz La Novia , which appeared in 1961 and stayed in the Spanish hit lists for a year. In 1964 he took part in the Sanremo Festival with a song by Gino Paoli . In total, Prieto interpreted more than a thousand songs and released several of his own albums.
Antonio Prieto suffered from Alzheimer's and died of cardiac arrest in a clinic in Santiago de Chile at the age of 84.
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: Zorro with the three swords (Le tre spade di Zorro)
- 1964: For a handful of dollars (Per un pugno di dollari)
- 1964: Cordoba (Llanto por un bandido)
Web links
- Antonio Prieto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chile llora a Antonio Prieto, la voz de la novia. Prena Latina, July 15, 2011, accessed July 16, 2011 (Spanish).
- ^ Antonio Prieto - Discography. Allmusic , accessed July 15, 2011 .
- ↑ Antonio Prieto. (No longer available online.) MusicaPopular.cl, archived from the original on August 16, 2011 ; Retrieved July 15, 2011 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ANTONIO PRIETO. More than 1000 canciones y 32 películas. (No longer available online.) FM Recuerdos 97.1, archived from the original on December 23, 2011 ; Retrieved July 15, 2011 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prieto, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Espinoza Prieto, Juan Antonio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean actor and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iquique , Chile |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 2011 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Chile , Chile |