Known For
Acting
Born
May 17, 1919
Died
Jun 19, 2007
Place of Birth
Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
Credits
124 titles
Antonio Aguilar
Biography
Antonio Aguilar Barraza (17 May 1919 – 19 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, film actor, film producer, andscreenwriter. During his career, he recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and participated in more than 120 films. He was given the honorific nickname "El Charro de México" (The Horseman of Mexico) because he is credited with popularizing la charrería, considered to have originated in Mexico, to international audiences. To this day he has been the only Hispanic artist to sell out the Madison Square Garden of New York City for six consecutive nights in 1997. Aguilar was best known for singing traditional Mexican folk songs (rancheras) and ballads (corridos) as well for his roles in films concerning rural themes, such as the Mexican Revolution. He won the Latin ACE Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata in the 1970 epic film of the same name. He also portrayed Pancho Villa twice in film. In 1997, Aguilar was awarded the Special Golden Ariel for his "invaluable contribution and spreading of Mexican cinema". With his second wife, popular singer and actress Flor Silvestre, he had two sons, Antonio Aguilar Jr. and Pepe Aguilar, who also became singers and actors. His family is known collectively as "La Dinastía Aguilar" (The Aguilar Dynasty).
Known For
Filmography
La sangre de un valiente
El chivo
Blue Memories
Jesús Barajas
El hijo de Lamberto Quintero
Lamberto Quintero
Domingo Corrales
Domingo Corrales
Lamberto Quintero
Lamberto Quintero
Zapata en Chinameca
Emiliano Zapata
Contrabando y muerte
Astucia
Juan Cabello
El Rey De Oros
Gaudelio
El tonto que hacía milagros
Viva el chubasco
José Montemayor Treviño
Viva México y sus corridos
El ánima de Sayula
Los gemelos alborotados
Long live Tepito!
Producer
Las noches del Blanquita
Producer
Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo
Taste of Blood
Mauricio Rosales
Albur de amor
Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde
Mi Caballo El Cantador
Don Refugio Ortega / cura Lorenzo
The Achievers
Soy el hijo del gallero
Mi aventura en Puerto Rico
Himself
La muerte de un gallero
Volver, volver, volver
Antonio Mmontalvo
El moro de Cumpas
Pedro
El Rey
Don Herculano enamorado
Simon Blanco
Simón Blanco
Peregrina
La muerte de Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
La yegua colorada
Arnulfo Contreras / Salvador Fuentes
Valente Quintero
They Call Him Marcado
El Marcado
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
La Captura De Gabino Barrera
Gabino Barrera, hijo
Vuelve el ojo de vidrio
El ojo de vidrio
Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista
The Undefeated
General Rojas
Lauro Puñales
El Caballo Bayo
El as de oros
Valentín de la Sierra
Lucio Vazquez
Caballo prieto azabache
Jesús Aguilar
Los Alegres Aguilares
The Two Rivals
Nicanor Juereña