Antonio Aguilar
Actor
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).
Filmography
A Place Close to Heaven
as Catrín 1952
The Important Man
as Tadeo 1961
The White Horse
as Antonio Cueto 1962
Escuela para solteras
as Antonio Contreras 1965
El ojo de vidrio
as Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista 1969
Lamberto Quintero
as Lamberto Quintero 1987
El moro de Cumpas
as Pedro 1977
Land of Men
as Gilberto 1958
My Son, the Hero
as Reynaldo del Hierro 1961
The Four Juanes
as Juan Colorado 1966
Los dos rivales
as Nicanor Juereña 1966
Far from Heaven
as Tony Merino 1952
Juan Colorado
as Juan Colorado 1966
La Cucaracha
as Capitán Ventura 1959
El rifle implacable
1965
The Shadow of the Tyrant
as Coronel Jáuregui 1960