Antoñito Ruiz
Antonio Ruiz Escaño (born 24 October 1951), known as El Niño Leone, is a Spanish former child actor and stuntman.
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Clint Eastwood with Antoñito Ruiz in For a Few Dollars More (1965) | |
Born | Antonio Ruiz Escaño 24 October 1951 |
Occupation | Child actor and stuntman |
He is known for playing Fernando in For a Few Dollars More (1965),[1] and Stevens's youngest son in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), both directed by Sergio Leone.[2] He has worked with Yul Brynner, Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson and Robert Mitchum.[3]
In 2015 he attended the Almeria Western Film Festival.[4] From 2016 and for the 50 anniversary of For a Few Dollars More, he directed a Spaghetti Western conference in Los Albaricoques, Níjar and recreated some scenes.[5][6][7] He also recreated the scenes of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cortijo del Fraile.[8] It was attended by a hundred people.[9] He was honoured in Sad Hill Cemetery.[10]
Filmography
- For a Few Dollars More (1965) as Fernando
- Dollars for a Fast Gun (1966)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) as Stevens' Youngest Son
- A Bullet for the General (1967) as Chico - Young Mexican at Train Station
- The Long Duel (1967) as Munnu
- Un día después de agosto (1968) as Folkloric Group Member
- Villa Rides (1968) as Juan
- Llego, veo, disparo (1968) as Postbag Carrier
- Massacre Harbor (1968) as Arab boy
References
- Núñez Marqués, Anselmo (2006). Western a la europea--: un plato que se sirve frío. Entrelineas Editores. p. 277. ISBN 9788498024326.
- Neibaur, James L. (12 March 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 31. ISBN 9781442245044.
- Ruiz Escaño, Antonio (13 October 2018). "Los comienzos del western en vivo en Tabernas". La Opinión de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Resuemen Almeria Western Film Festival 2015". Almeria Western Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Vuelve la Pasión por el Spaghetti Western a Níjar". Noticias de Almería (in Spanish). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "La Trilogía de Dólar vuelve a tomar la Era de Los Albaricoques". Noticias de Almería (in Spanish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Níjar recrea mañana el rodaje de 'El bueno, el feo y el malo', en Los Albaricoques". Ideal (in Spanish). Vocento. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Almería celebra los 50 años de 'El bueno, el feo y el malo'". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Martínez, D. (2 July 2018). "'Hasta que llegó su hora' cumple 50 años y Níjar lo celebra en el Cortijo del Fraile". Huelva Información (in Spanish). Joly Digital. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- Fernández, Raquel (15 June 2016). "Cuenta atrás para la esperada cita en Burgos con el 'spaghetti western'". El Correo de Burgos (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2019.