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| “ | With a gun in his hand, nothing stands in his way. | „ |
| ~ Miguel Rojo on Joe. |
Miguel Benito Rojo is the secondary antagonist of 1964 spaghetti western film A Fistful of Dollars. He is the leader of the Rojo gang and the eldest of the Rojo brothers, who were a notorious gang of liquor smugglers in San Miguel.
He was portrayed by the late Antonio Prieto and voiced by the late George Gonneau in the English dub.
Biography[]
Nothing is known of Miguel's early life. He was likely born in Mexico and at some point turned to a life of crime, coming to the small border town of San Miguel with his brothers as part of their continuous efforts to smuggle alcohol and weapons into the United States.
After the Stranger arrives in town and learns of the feud between the Rojo brothers and Sheriff John Baxter from Silvanito, the local cantina owner, he approaches the Rojo family's compound and announces his desire to be hired by the brothers. Miguel, having overheard Joe's shouting, walks out onto the balcony and watches as the Stranger guns down four of Baxter's men in quick succession. Not wanting trouble from the American gunslinger, Miguel invites Joe to a meeting and offers him $100, but tells him the gang has no immediate need for his services. Joe is shown to his room by Chico, one of Miguel's most trusted men.
Soon after their meeting, Miguel's younger brother Esteban learns of the deal and is enraged. He offers to shoot and kill the American, removing any threat he may pose and retrieving the money in the process. An angered Miguel chastises his brother for his inability to think things through, and explains that Joe is more valuable as an ally. Nonetheless, Joe has overheard the conversation and feels uncomfortable within the Rojo family compound, with him packing up his things and leaving.
When Ramón meets Joe for the first time, Miguel agrees with Ramón wanting to make peace with the Baxters, since they must stop. In response to hearing peace, Joe gives back the money Miguel offered earlier and only used a small amount of it. Joe tells Miguel that he don't like to take money unless he feels like he'd earned it. Miguel was confused but allowed Joe to leave. After Joe leaves Ramón finds him suspicious since he is too smart to just be a hired gun, which Miguel tries to explain that he is quick with a pistol, which Ramón also sees but he is also intelligent. Miguel also overhears Ramón explains his reasons to Esteban of the whole peace because both the Mexico and American government are going to start an investigation of their massacre at Rio Bravo so they will lay low and by their time. Ramón also arrange for the dead soldiers bodies to be laid in their grave cemetery as if they killed each other. Once the government finishes their investigation, the Rojos will then kill the Baxters. While Esteban is unsure if the government will buy it, Ramón insist the plan will work and they will take care of the Baxters later.
At night, Joe informed the Rojo gang that two "survivors" of the massacre, really two dead Mexican soldiers leaning up against a grave, are at the cemetery. Miguel thanks Joe for the intel and informs Ramón. Miguel leaves with the rest of the gang and kills several Baxters as Ramón "kills" the two soldiers. Thanks to Esteban, the Rojos also capture Antonio Baxter in the process. Miguel congratulates his brother since with Antonio as a hostage, the Rojos can force the Baxters to leave San Miguel and get anything they want from them. Miguel is then informed that Chico was attacked and Marisol is missing.
The next day, Miguel is present during an exchange with Marisol and Antonio. Miguel watches as Marisol reunites with her son and husband but Rubio is about to kill her husband, Silvanito pulls a rifle but Joe manage to die down the situation sending Marisol back to Ramón and telling her husband to get the kid where he belongs. In the bar, Joe learns from Silvanito of Marisol's past.
At night Miguel and the Rojos eat as Ramón leaves and has Paquito and five men take Marisol to the small house. Miguel silences Esteban when he talks too loud about having Joe on their side since their war with the Baxters now is getting dangerous.
Later, after Joe kills nearly half a dozen of the Rojos' men at the small house and rescues Ramón's hostage, Marisol, the American is captured and brutalized by the Rojo brothers and their men. Miguel is also present when the gang sets fire to the Baxter family house and brutally massacres anyone attempting to flee the flames. Joe manages to escape the Rojo family estate and witnesses the killings from within a coffin, as the undertaker Piripero smuggles him out of town.
The next day, Joe returns to San Miguel wearing a metal plate over his chest, knowing that Ramón always aims for the heart. He stuns the Rojo brothers and their surviving henchmen by walking away unfazed from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. After a brief confrontation, Joe draws on the gang and Miguel is among those cut down in the hail of bullets.
Personality[]
Being the eldest of the Rojo brothers, Miguel is the most calm and reasonable of this brothers. He hired Joe due to the fact that he thought that he would be more valuable as an ally than an enemy. Despite Joe betraying the gang, he did offer a deal to tell them where Marisol went and they would release him. Although it is unknown if he was lying as he ordered Chico to keep Joe alive for the next torture session. Although it is likely Miguel knew the gang needed Joe alive so allowed Joe to heal but unknowingly gave Joe a chance to escape. Unlike his brothers, Miguel doesn't do any action, as despite participating in the Baxter slaughter, Miguel didn't actively shoot any of them and just laughs at their slaughter. Although this doesn't mean he isn't a coward like his younger brother Esteban. He is also shown to loose his temper as during his argument with Esteban, who he called stupid and told him to let him do the thinking in their gang.
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