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 al…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Undefeated (1969) — General Rojas
2. A Place Close to Heaven (1952) — Catrín
3. The Important Man (1961) — Tadeo
4. The White Horse (1962) — Antonio Cueto
5. Escuela para solteras (1965) — Antonio Contreras
6. El ojo de vidrio (1969) — Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista
7. El moro de Cumpas (1977) — Pedro
8. Lamberto Quintero (1987) — Lamberto Quintero
9. Land of Men (1958) — Gilberto
10. My Son, the Hero (1961) — Reynaldo del Hierro
11. Los Cuatro Juanes (1966) — Juan Colorado
12. The Two Rivals (1966) — Nicanor Juereña
13. Far from Heaven (1952) — Tony Merino
14. Juan Colorado (1966) — Juan Colorado
15. La Cucaracha (1959) — Capitán Ventura
16. The Shadow of the Tyrant (1960) — Coronel Jáuregui
17. El rifle implacable (1965)
18. Los santos reyes (1959)
19. Los Alegres Aguilares (1967)
20. Vuelve el ojo de vidrio (1970)
21. Emiliano Zapata (1970) — Emiliano Zapata
22. They Call Him Marcado (1971) — El Marcado
23. La muerte de un gallero (1977)
24. Taste of Blood (1980) — Mauricio Rosales
25. El Rey De Oros (1984) — Gaudelio
26. El padre diablo (1965)
27. Sol en llamas (1962)
28. Había una vez un marido (1953) — Himself
29. Viva el chubasco (1983) — José Montemayor Treviño
30. La vida de Pedro Infante (1966) — Antonio Aguilar
31. Valentín de la Sierra (1968)
32. El alazán y el rosillo (1966) — Rosendo Anaya (as Tony Aguilar)
33. El tonto que hacía milagros (1984)
34. La yegua colorada (1973) — Arnulfo Contreras / Salvador Fuentes
35. Peregrina (1974)
36. Bala Perdida (1960)
37. Una gallega en La Habana (1955)
38. Aquí está tu enamorado (1963)
39. El Rey (1976)
40. El rayo justiciero (1955)