Juan Antonio Espinoza Prieto (26 May 1926 – 14 July 2011)[1] was a Chilean singer and actor.
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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 |
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][unreliable source?]
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