Antonio Prieto Puerto (2 February 1905 - 4 February 1965) was a Spanish actor. He was born in

Aspe Aspe (, ca-valencia, Asp) is a town and municipality located in the ''comarca'' of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The town is located in the valley of the river Vinalopó, from Alicante city. The economy of Aspe is based ...

province of Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province. Likewise, the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community (Alica ...

in 1905. He made his film debut in 1953 in ''El mensaje'', then he appeared in ''

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'' (1963) along Carmen Amaya, ''

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'' (1955) along

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, ''El tímido'' and '' Llanto por un bandido'' (1964). His most notable role was Don Benito Rojo in

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's film ''

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'' (1964) along with

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' ( ...

. He won the Premio Nacional de Interpretación de España in 1959 for his work on stage. He died in Madrid in 1965.

Partial filmography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prieto, Antonio 1905 births 1965 deaths People from Alicante Spanish male silent film actors Male Spaghetti Western actors Spanish male television actors 20th-century Spanish male actors