Antoñito Ruiz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Escaño.

Antonio Ruiz Escaño (born 24 October 1951), known as El Niño Leone, is a Spanish former child actor and stuntman.

Antoñito Ruiz
Born	Antonio Ruiz Escaño (1951-10-24) 24 October 1951 (age 73) Málaga
Occupation(s)	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]

Selected Filmography

• For a Few Dollars More (1965) as Fernando (uncredited)
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) as Stevens' Youngest Son (uncredited)
• A Bullet for the General (1967) as Chico (uncredited)

References

1. Núñez Marqués, Anselmo (2006). Western a la europea--: un plato que se sirve frío. Entrelineas Editores. p. 277. ISBN 9788498024326.
2. Neibaur, James L. (12 March 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 31. ISBN 9781442245044.
3. Ruiz Escaño, Antonio (13 October 2018). "Los comienzos del western en vivo en Tabernas". La Opinión de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
4. "Resuemen Almeria Western Film Festival 2015". Almeria Western Film Festival (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
5. "Vuelve la Pasión por el Spaghetti Western a Níjar". Noticias de Almería (in Spanish). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
6. "La Trilogía de Dólar vuelve a tomar la Era de Los Albaricoques". Noticias de Almería (in Spanish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
7. "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.
8. "Almería celebra los 50 años de 'El bueno, el feo y el malo'". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
9. 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.
10. Fernández, Raquel (15 June 2016). "Cuenta atrás para la esperada cita en Burgos con el 'spaghetti western'". El Correo de Burgos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

External links

• Antoñito Ruiz at IMDb
• Antoñito Ruiz on Twitter
• Antoñito Ruiz on Facebook