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Antonio Aguilar
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![]() Antonio Aguilar in The Undefeated (1969)
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Born | Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
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17 May 1919
Died | 19 June 2007 Mexico City, Mexico
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(aged 88)
Resting place | Cerro de San Cayetano, El Soyate, Zacatecas, Mexico |
Other names | El Charro de México Tony Aguilar Pascual Barraza The Godfather of Banda Music |
Occupation | Singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1950–2005 |
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Relatives | Leonardo Aguilar (grandson) Ángela Aguilar (granddaughter) Majo Aguilar(granddaughter) Guadalupe Pineda (niece) Dalia Inés (stepdaughter) Francisco Rubiales (stepson) Marcela Rubiales (stepdaughter) La Prieta Linda (sister-in-law) Mary Jiménez (sister-in-law) |
Awards | Golden Ariel (1997) |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Antonio Aguilar Barraza (born José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza; 17 May 1919 – 19 June 2007) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, equestrian, movie producer, and screenwriter.
He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies. He acted in more than 120 movies.
His son, Pepe Aguilar, is a popular Mexican-American singer.
Aguilar died of pneumonia on 19 June 2007 at a hospital in Mexico City, aged 88.
Images for kids
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From left to right: Aguilar, Toshiro Mifune, and Flor Silvestre in Animas Trujano (1964)
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Aguilar's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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