Antonio Aguilar
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
La sangre de un valiente
El chivo
Blue Memories
El hijo de Lamberto Quintero
Domingo Corrales
Lamberto Quintero
Zapata en Chinameca
Contrabando y muerte
Astucia
El rey de oros
El tonto que hacía milagros
Viva el chubasco
El ánima de Sayula
Long live Tepito!
Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo
Taste of Blood
Albur de amor
Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde
Mi Caballo El Cantador
The Achievers
Soy el hijo del gallero
Mi aventura en Puerto Rico
La muerte de un gallero
Volver, volver, volver
El moro de Cumpas
El Rey
Don Herculano enamorado
Simon Blanco
Peregrina
La muerte de Pancho Villa
La yegua colorada
They Call Him Marcado
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
Emiliano Zapata
The Capture of Gabino Barrera
Vuelve el ojo de vidrio
El ojo de vidrio
The Undefeated
Lauro Puñales
El as de oros
Valentín de la Sierra
Lucio Vázquez
Caballo prieto azabache
Los alegres Aguilares
Los dos rivales
Alazán y enamorado
Juan Colorado
The Four Juanes
El alazán y el rosillo
La vida de Pedro Infante
The Son of Gabino Barrera
Alma llanera
El padre diablo
El rifle implacable
Escuela para solteras
Gabino Barrera
El bracero del año
La gitana y el charro
El revólver sangriento
Vuelve el Norteño
El norteño
Yo, el mujeriego
Vuelven los Argumedo
Aquí está tu enamorado
La emboscada mortal
Si yo fuera millonario
El justiciero vengador
Sol en llamas
The White Horse
The Important Man
Rumbo a Brasilia
Que me maten en tus brazos
My Son, the Hero
La joven mancornadora
Vacaciones en Acapulco
Dos hijos desobedientes
Bala Perdida
The Shadow of the Tyrant
¡Qué bonito amor!
La Cucaracha
Los santos reyes
Yo... el aventurero
La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal
Fiesta en el corazón
Here is Heraclius Bernal
La guarida del buitre
La cama de piedra
Land of Men
Here are the eagles!
La sierra del terror
El gavilan vengador
Pueblo quieto
El rayo justiciero
Una gallega en La Habana
El casto Susano
Reventa de esclavas
La segunda mujer
Mi adorada Clementina
Mi papá tuvo la culpa
The Naked Woman
Había una vez un marido
Crazy Love
Por el mismo camino
Yo fui una callejera
A Place Close to Heaven
Far from Heaven