Antoñito Ruiz


Antonio Ruiz Escaño, 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, and Stevens's youngest son in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, both directed by Sergio Leone. He has worked with Yul Brynner, Anthony Quinn, Charles Bronson, and Robert Mitchum.
In 2015, he attended the Almeria Western Film Festival. 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. He also recreated the scenes of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cortijo del Fraile. It was attended by a hundred people. He was honoured in Sad Hill Cemetery.

Selected filmography

For a Few Dollars More as FernandoDollars for a Fast Gun The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Stevens' Youngest SonA Bullet for the General as Chico – Young Mexican at Train StationThe Long Duel as MunnuUn día después de agosto as Folkloric Group MemberVilla Rides as JuanLlego, veo, disparo as Postbag CarrierMassacre Harbor as Arab boy