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).
Filmography
La sangre de un valiente
La sangre de un valiente
El chivo
El chivo
El hijo de Lamberto Quintero
as Lamberto Quintero
El hijo de Lamberto Quintero
as Lamberto Quintero
Domingo Corrales
as Domingo Corrales
Domingo Corrales
as Domingo Corrales
El Rey De Oros
as Gaudelio
El Rey De Oros
as Gaudelio
El tonto que hacía milagros
El tonto que hacía milagros
Viva el chubasco
as José Montemayor Treviño
Viva el chubasco
as José Montemayor Treviño
Viva México y sus corridos
Viva México y sus corridos
Los gemelos alborotados
Los gemelos alborotados
Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo
Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo
Taste of Blood
as Mauricio Rosales
Taste of Blood
as Mauricio Rosales
Albur de amor
Albur de amor
Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde
Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde
Mi Caballo El Cantador
as Don Refugio Ortega / cura Lorenzo
Mi Caballo El Cantador
as Don Refugio Ortega / cura Lorenzo
Soy el hijo del gallero
Soy el hijo del gallero
Mi aventura en Puerto Rico
as Himself
Mi aventura en Puerto Rico
as Himself
La muerte de un gallero
La muerte de un gallero
El Rey
El Rey
Simon Blanco
as Simón Blanco
Simon Blanco
as Simón Blanco
Peregrina
Peregrina
La muerte de Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
La muerte de Pancho Villa
as Pancho Villa
La yegua colorada
as Arnulfo Contreras / Salvador Fuentes
La yegua colorada
as Arnulfo Contreras / Salvador Fuentes
Valente Quintero
Valente Quintero
They Call Him Marcado
as El Marcado
They Call Him Marcado
as El Marcado
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
Emiliano Zapata
as Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
as Emiliano Zapata
El ojo de vidrio
as Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista
El ojo de vidrio
as Porfirio Alcalá y Buenavista
The Undefeated
as General Rojas
The Undefeated
as General Rojas
Lauro Puñales
Lauro Puñales
El Caballo Bayo
El Caballo Bayo
El as de oros
El as de oros
Lucio Vazquez
Lucio Vazquez
Caballo prieto azabache
as Jesús Aguilar
Caballo prieto azabache
as Jesús Aguilar
Los Alegres Aguilares
Los Alegres Aguilares
Los Cuatro Juanes
as Juan Colorado
Los Cuatro Juanes
as Juan Colorado
El padre diablo
El padre diablo
Escuela para solteras
as Antonio Contreras
Escuela para solteras
as Antonio Contreras
El revólver sangriento
as Ramón
El revólver sangriento
as Ramón
El norteño
El norteño
Yo, el mujeriego
as Rafael
Yo, el mujeriego
as Rafael
La emboscada mortal
La emboscada mortal
Ahí vienen los Argumedo
Ahí vienen los Argumedo
El justiciero vengador
El justiciero vengador
Sol en llamas
Sol en llamas
The White Horse
as Antonio Cueto
The White Horse
as Antonio Cueto
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal