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Born · May 17, 1919
Died · June 19, 2007 (88 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
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).
5.7
1993
5.0
1992
Jesús Barajas
5.0
1991
Lamberto Quintero
5.2
1990
Domingo Corrales
5.0
1988
Lamberto Quintero
6.4
1987
Emiliano Zapata
5.8
1987
5.0
1986
Juan Cabello
5.0
1986
7.4
1984
5.0
1984
José Montemayor Treviño
4.6
1983
4.2
1982
4.2
1982
4.7
1982
5.4
1980
Mauricio Rosales
4.9
1980
5.0
1980
5.3
1979
Don Refugio Ortega / cura Lorenzo
5.3
1979
5.0
1978
5.0
1978
Himself
6.0
1977
5.9
1977
Antonio Mmontalvo
5.3
1977
Pedro
7.4
1977
5.4
1976
5.0
1975
Simón Blanco
5.3
1975
4.2
1974
Pancho Villa
5.0
1974
Arnulfo Contreras / Salvador Fuentes
5.2
1973
5.0
1973
El Marcado
4.4
1971
5.0
1971
Emiliano Zapata
5.9
1970
5.0
1970
6.7
1970
Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista
7.1
1969
General Rojas
6.2
1969
4.5
1969
5.0
1969
6.0
1968
5.6
1968
5.2
1968
Jesús Aguilar
5.3
1968
6.6
1967
Nicanor Juereña
6.9
1966
Licio Arredondo
6.0
1966
Juan Colorado
7.4
1966
Juan Colorado
7.0
1966
Rosendo Anaya (as Tony Aguilar)
5.5
1966
Antonio Aguilar
4.7
1966
5.3
1965
Juan Pablo Ureña
5.3
1965
5.0
1965
6.5
1965
Antonio Contreras
7.9
1965
Gabino Barrera
5.4
1965
Himself
5.5
1964
Antonio
4.7
1964
Ramón
5.2
1964
5.0
1964
5.0
1963
Rafael
6.0
1963
Angel
5.3
1963
6.0
1963
5.0
1962
5.0
1962
4.5
1962
Rosendo Cruz, el lobo (as Tony Aguilar)
5.0
1962
5.0
1962
5.2
1962
Antonio Cueto
6.6
1962
5.0
1961
Tadeo
7.9
1961
5.0
1961
5.0
1961
Reynaldo del Hierro
8.1
1961
5.0
1961
Antonio Aguilar
5.2
1961
Toño
5.2
1960
5.4
1960
Coronel Jáuregui
6.5
1960
5.3
1960
5.6
1960
Capitán Ventura
6.1
1959
7.6
1959
5.3
1959
5.0
1958
5.2
1958
Mauricio Rosales
5.3
1958
5.2
1958
5.0
1958
5.5
1958
5.0
1958
5.0
1958
5.0
1958
Gilberto
7.1
1958
4.5
1957
5.0
1957
5.0
1957
5.0
1957
5.0
1956
5.0
1956
5.0
1955
5.0
1955
4.6
1955
5.2
1955
5.6
1954
5.0
1954
6.0
1953
5.0
1953
5.5
1953
4.8
1953
Tony Aguilar
5.6
1953
Himself
6.6
1953
Álvaro
5.0
1953
Cantante
5.0
1953
5.5
1952
Catrín
8.2
1952
Tony Merino
7.6
1952