Netflix Movies Starring Antonio Prieto

Antonio Prieto was an award-winning stage actor who also appeared in many Spanish and European films in character roles. He is best remembered as Don Miguel Benito Rojo in Sergio Leone's classic spaghetti western "A fistful of dollars" (1964) He was born Antonio Prieto Puerto on February 2, 1905 in the municipality of Aspe, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain. His beginnings as a professional actor are obscure but there are records indicating that by 1926 he was established enough to play a major role in Jose Zorilla's Don Juan Tenorio at the Principal Theater in Alicante receiving great reviews for his performance. In 1928 he became a contract player for the Teresa Barrachina theater ensemble starring successfully in all dramas and comedies in the group's repertoire including " The Lady of the Camellias" by Alexander Dumas Jr. and "Marianela" by Benito Pérez Galdós. Read more on iMDB