Antoñito Ruiz | |
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![]() Ruiz in 1965 | |
Born | Antonio Ruiz Escaño 24 October 1951 |
Occupation(s) | Child actor and stuntman |
Antonio Ruiz Escaño (born 24 October 1951), known as El Niño Leone, is a Spanish former 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]
Antoñito Ruiz | |
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![]() Ruiz in 1965 | |
Born | Antonio Ruiz Escaño 24 October 1951 |
Occupation(s) | Child actor and stuntman |
Antonio Ruiz Escaño (born 24 October 1951), known as El Niño Leone, is a Spanish former 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]