Antonio Aguilar Biography, Age, Family, Education, Net Worth, Movies & More

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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).

Antonio Aguilar

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NameAntonio Aguilar
Also KnowEl charro de México, Tony Aguilar, El Charro de Mexico, José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza, Antonio ‘Tony’ Aguilar, Toni Aguilar , Tony Aguilar
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthVillanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
Date of BirthMay 17, 1919
Age(as in 2023 Feb)88
Deathday2007-06-19

Antonio Aguilar Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Viva México y sus corridos1982-09-15Song/action clips from 8 or 12 movies that starred Antonio Aguilar as historical figures, with an onscreen narrator who splains things….
Juan ColoradoJuan Colorado1966-08-16Silvia’s father wants to marry her off to Rafael who, out of jealousy, wants to finish off Juan. Silvia dresses up as Juan to save his skin….
El ojo de vidrioPorfirio Alcalá y Buenavista1969-10-23
Mi Caballo El CantadorDon Refugio Ortega / cura Lorenzo1979-03-15
They Call Him MarcadoEl Marcado1971-12-25The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father t…
Simon BlancoSimón Blanco1975-03-16The peasant and revolutionary Zapatista Simon Blanco still in arms but Zapata is dead. Simon with his lieutenant Andres visits his mother and his girl…
Lamberto QuinteroLamberto Quintero1987-05-19
My Son, the HeroReynaldo del Hierro1961-10-05Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them th…
Viva el chubascoJosé Montemayor Treviño1983-01-01The struggle between two rival families brings many complications into the life of a people. The priest, with the agreement of the women, get a strike…
Vuelve el ojo de vidrio1970-01-08Upon hearing the news of Madero’s death, Porfirio Alcalá and his four cousins interrupt their peaceful lives as farmers to again join the Mexican Rev…
Aquí está tu enamorado1963-02-14Antonio is a handsome men who loves women but flees of marriage as the devil. The pastor of his people is determined to straighten but despite amendme…
El rayo justiciero1955-08-11New sheriff cleans up the town. First (?) in “Mauricio Rosales” series….
La guarida del buitre1958-02-19Cowboy-policeman-hero interferes with the bad guy’s plans and prevents his engaging in monkeyshines. Part of the series “Mauricio Rosales, el rayo jus…
Here is Heraclius Bernal1958-04-09Historical drama/biopic about 1880s Social Justice bandits in a mining community in Sinaloa. First of three in series….
Don Herculano enamorado1975-07-17Doddering old man makes a play for a married woman. Her husband gets practical joke-y in revenge….
Yo… el aventurero1959-01-21A crew of happy ne’er do wells comes to town to gamble and party during the town fair… but then their leader gets serious about a local girl and abo…
Domingo Corrales1988-07-29Son looks for his father’s murderer….
El Rey1976-06-10Mexican Revolution era: a guerilla faction kidnaps two members of a governing family to negotiate a ransom….
Valentín de la Sierra1968-09-11
Emiliano ZapataEmiliano Zapata1970-11-20This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution….
El gavilán vengador1955-10-27Masked rider exposes the criminal misdeeds of a wealthy land-owner and his henchmen….
Taste of BloodMauricio Rosales1980-06-26In “Sabor a Sangre” (literally, “Flavor of Blood”), Antonio Aguilar plays Mauricio Rosales, whom along his good friend Chelelo (Eleazar García) are t…
Albur de amor1980-03-06Romantic triangle on the hacienda. Ends badly for all concerned….
La muerte de un gallero1977-09-15Dramatization of a popular ’70s corrido….
El padre diablo1965-06-21
El chivo1992-09-11A priest recruits some secular friends of his to help him break the stranglehold a political boss has over their town’s economy….
Que me maten en tus brazos1961-10-12Card-shark takes a job as bodyguard-bouncer-etcetera in an upscale casino. Meanhile, a love triangle and the Mexican Revolution….
El justiciero vengador1962-06-08White-hat with two sidekicks masquerades as a priest to break the stranglehold a blackhat has on a small town….
Mi aventura en Puerto RicoHimself1977-12-08Mom and Pop Aguilar and their two boys tour the island….
El siete de copas1960-07-07Professional gambler finds metaphysical meanings in the way he manages the workings of chance….
La huella del chacal1956-10-18Federal agent Mauricio Rosales goes undercover as itinerant cowpoke to clean up corruption in a remote Northern town. Series western….
La sierra del terror1956-05-24Federal police agent goes undercover to bust rural crime ring. Series western….
La pantera negra1957-06-12Fed agent goes undercover as roving cowboy to solve rural crimes. “Mauricio Rosales” Series….
La marca del cuervo1958-08-28Masked avenger on horseback, one of a series….
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal1958-07-09Disgruntled 19th century peasants get militant and start redistributing some wealth. Part two of a historical-drama trilogy….
Las tres pelonas1958-07-02Pseudo-historical drama about a semi-civilian who decides to run guns across the border for Villa’s troops….
Dos hijos desobedientes1960-10-27Meddling mom tries to set up her two cowboy sons to marry two sisters who are looking for domesticated, ‘indoor’ husbands that cook and keep house….
Los santos reyes1959-01-29Three criminals break out of jail and head for a town where they’ve hidden their steals….
El jinete enmascarado1961-11-03Horseman. With a mask on. First in a series, “El Norteño.”…
La gitana y el charroAntonio1964-09-10Caravan of gypsies sets up camp outside an old-style Mexican hacienda….
Alma llaneraJuan Pablo Ureña1965-11-14A Venezuelan rancher tries to preserve his traditional way of life in spite of modernizing influences brought when international business discovers oi…
Los alegres Aguilares1967-06-15Identical cousins with mismatched Odd Couple personalities….
El moro de CumpasPedro1977-01-19
Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde1979-12-13Biopic about a General in the Mexican Revolution. Sequel: Persecucion y muerte de Benjamin Argumedo….
Contrabando y muerte1986-12-04A young man gets involved in the drug trade and is murdered. His father sets out to find the killers….
Land of MenGilberto1958-01-07On his family’s farm, Gilberto keeps weapons to support the revolutionaries. When his father find out, he runs out from the hacienda to join them….
La justicia del gavilán vengador1957-11-01Federal agent on horseback comes to town to catch some crooks. Series western: Mauricio Rosales El Justiciero number 8….
El rifle implacable1965-05-20Two young women need a hired gun to protect their ranch from marauders; the feistier of the two arranges for a gunman who has the right stuff to be bu…
Vuelve el Norteño1964-01-03Two rival gangs of outlaws are terrorizing a small town; el Comandante and his sidekicks pit them against each other and pick up the pieces….
Lauro Puñales1969-03-12One of Zapata’s field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta’s stooges in his home town….
Los gemelos alborotados1982-03-04Gumaro and his buddy Chon are among the First Citizens locally. One day, unexpectedly, twin brothers of both of them turn up in town. Adaptation of A …
Lucio Vázquez1968-05-16Blending historical fact and adventure fiction, Emiliano Zapata’s (fictional) right-hand man takes leadership of his regiment after he’s killed….
La joven mancornadora1961-07-06Young woman disguised as a man sets out to kill two brothers that she believes cheated her father out of his property. She discovers they were innocen…
Peregrina1974-07-04Biopic: the last year or so in the life of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Governor of Yucatan in the early 1920s….
La venganza de Gabino Barrera1971-01-01Alicia, the wife of the vengeful Gabino Barrera, is killed by an escaped convict. Stripped of the one woman he’s ever loved, Gabino vows to make the k…
Zapata en ChinamecaEmiliano Zapata1987-02-15
El ánima de Sayula1982-04-15
Sol en llamas1962-04-19A powerful rancher loses his power and wealth during the Revolution, and his daughter falls in love with a revolutionary….
¡Qué bonito amor!1960-08-16Bride backs out of her wedding at the last possible minute; she and her fiance get caught up in a power-struggle that ends with both running for mayor…
Reventa de esclavas1954-03-30Mad-science/comedy scenario about reviving the corpse of an Egyptian mummy morphs into a love story set in ancient Egypt….
Yo, el mujeriegoRafael1963-07-18Playboy bachelor poses as a woman’s husband to protect her daughter’s reputation at a private school. Remake of El Mil Amores (1955)….
La yegua coloradaArnulfo Contreras / Salvador Fuentes1973-09-20Landowner counts on his super-champeen race-horse to help him win back the hacienda he was swindled out of….
Los dos rivalesNicanor Juereña1966-12-22Ranchera comedy — the hero thinks his girlfriend has another suitor… but the suitor is really she herself in man-drag….
Alazán y enamoradoLicio Arredondo1966-09-29Rom-com about two horses. And some humans….
El alazán y el rosilloRosendo Anaya (as Tony Aguilar)1966-05-12Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for …
La muerte de Pancho VillaPancho Villa1974-05-01After the Revolution, Villa works on defining his legacy… and then he gets assassinated….
Triste recuerdoJesús Barajas1991-03-20Drug-trade kingpin tries to coerce a woman into marriage, but her former boyfriend turns up and she finds new reasons to resist being pressured….
Volver, volver, volverAntonio Mmontalvo1977-04-19Good son vs bad son melodrama complicates life on the hacienda….
Fiesta en el corazón1958-04-29Spoiled rich kid from a cattle ranch is pretending to study at university so he can hang out in the city and live large… until his family forces him…
Caballo prieto azabacheJesús Aguilar1968-02-08Standing before Pancho Villa’s tomb, horse breeder Jesus harkens back to his youth, when he provided bed and board to a nondescript laborer named Doro…
Soy el hijo del gallero1978-08-23
El norteño1963-11-07Lawman on horseback cracks a case involving stolen gold bullion, the title to a mine, an evil twin and a plucky pre-adolescent boy. First in a series….
Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo1980-12-17General Argumedo refuses to disband his troops at the end of the Mexican Revolution because he doesn’t trust the new regime….
La captura de Gabino Barrera1970-04-15International playboys in NYC get mixed up with a bank robbery and have to evade the police long enough to reach Mexico. long the way, they pick up an…
Los muertos no hablanMauricio Rosales1958-07-31Bandit crew with mysterious masked leader is doing lots of crimes. Mauricio Rosales and his sidekick ride into town all incognito and stuff to set thi…
La segunda mujer1953-09-02Couple with preteen children break up; Dad meets a new woman and they marry. The children grow up, and they’re spoiled-y rich kids flirting with crimi…
La cama de piedra1958-01-29
Bala Perdida1960-10-03Daniel is let out of jail for his mothers funeral. During his furlough he kidnaps his son and takes him to a movie set where a western is being shot….
La emboscada mortal1962-11-30Third film of a trilogy — all the secondary tasks have been completed and cowboy-justice-action-hero El Norteno settles the score with those cheating…
Pueblo quieto1955-09-30Son of a first family returns to his home town, reconciles with his pops, pitches woo at the young lady from another First Family and gets rampy with …
Valente Quintero1973-04-12Two best friends tragically fall in love with the same woman….
Vuelven los ArgumedoAngel1963-04-19The Argumedo cousins have their clothes stolen while taking a shower, and they must find it at all costs, because there’s a winning lottery ticket in …
El hijo de Gabino Barrera1965-12-23Gabino’s son tries to find out why his father was murdered….
Vacaciones en AcapulcoAntonio Aguilar1961-05-22A busfull of tourists arrives in Acapulco; each passenger has his/her little chunk of drama or comedy….
Rumbo a Brasilia1961-10-19When his town is devastated by a flood, a young boy takes it upon himself to seek the help of the president. He meets a variety of characters along th…
El hijo de Lamberto QuinteroLamberto Quintero1990-11-15Lamberto Quintero is assassinated and his son intends to avenge him following in his footsteps. The pair of father and son, Antonio Aguilar and Pepe A…
Gabino BarreraGabino Barrera1965-01-01Famed Mexican action and music star Antonio Aguilar brings blazing charisma to the title role of Gabino Barrera, a 19th-century reformer and fighter f…
The White HorseAntonio Cueto1962-02-15Claimed by his grandmother, who lives in a Mexican village, Joselito begins the journey from Spain. Once there, while traveling in a stagecoach, is as…
Yo fui una callejera1952-09-30Teenaged slum-girl falls into show-biz by accident and rises to the tuxedos-and-furs class. Gangster drama and heartbreak, so she goes back to her own…
Here are the eagles!1957-01-11Two itinerant cowhands hire on at a ranch owned by a woman, end up fighting two bad-hats who rustle la patrona’s cattle and set fire to her stables….
La sangre de un valiente1993-05-21General Pershing invades Mexican territory in retaliation for Villa’s attack on the town of Columbus….
The Four JuanesJuan Colorado1966-07-07Juan Sin Fiedo (Javier Solis), Juan Colorado (Antonio Aguilar), Juan Pistolas (Luis Aguilar) and Juan Charrasqueado join their destinies during the Me…
Escuela para solterasAntonio Contreras1965-03-25All-star ranchera fest, rom-com style. Four charros, four eligible young ladies….
Cazadores de asesinosRosendo Cruz, el lobo (as Tony Aguilar)1962-06-21Gritty-western (B&W/1962 style) about bounty hunters….
The Naked WomanTony Aguilar1953-03-25A circus dancer marries a famous singer, but is threatened when a figure from her past blackmails her….
Mi papá tuvo la culpa1953-06-17Two young sweethearts get married, and then are made to believe that she’s his illegitimate half-sister….
Crazy LoveÁlvaro1953-02-19Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of “Locura de amor,” about Queen Juana ‘la loca’ of Spain….
The UndefeatedGeneral Rojas1969-10-04After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through st…
Mi adorada Clementina1953-06-23A woman in an unhappy marriage trades places with her grandmother’s ghost; Grandma whupps the girl’s husband into line AND proves to her own husband t…
Far from HeavenTony Merino1952-02-27Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to becom…
La CucarachaCapitán Ventura1959-11-12The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom fighters: a colonel, a widow, and a fiery female soldi…
A Place Close to HeavenCatrín1952-08-22On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again….
El rey de oros1984-10-13Antonio Aguilar in this great movie starring the king of diamonds where the fairs were not fair if it was the king of diamonds….
El casto Susano1954-05-20Father and son are sober, responsible pillars of the community in their home-town… but they make frequent trips to the city….
Por el mismo caminoCantante1953-02-11On vacation, an old lady and her niece pick up a hitch-hiker….
Ahí vienen los Argumedo1962-11-02
El bracero del añoHimself1964-12-03The movie theme is the migration of Mexicans to the United States in search of the “American dream”. Piporro crosses the Rio Grande swimming illegally…
El tonto que hacía milagros1984-05-24A movie projectionist discovers that he has magical powers….
Si yo fuera millonario1962-08-26White-collar criminals conspire to prevent a shmuck from collecting an inheritance….
AstuciaJuan Cabello1986-11-06Historical melodrama on horseback, 1840s or so in central Mexico. Pulpy, Zorro-ish……
The Achievers1978-11-01A group of friends go to the United States to hit it big as a musical group and follow the American Dream….
El as de oros1968-11-28A young charro’s head is turned by a glamourpuss from the big city, and he has a hard time putting his life back together after she kicks him to the c…
Había una vez un marido1953-03-05Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits….
The Bloody RevolverRamón1964-04-02Follows an “unlucky” gun across the paths of five owners….
Una gallega en La Habana1955-01-01Cándida’s boyfriend left her in Spain to go to work to Havana. After twenty years without news, she decides to go look for him, although the only thi…
The Important ManTadeo1961-11-03Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his vil…
The Shadow of the StrongmanCoronel Jáuregui1960-08-22Post-revolucionary Mexico. War secretary Ignacio Jimenez is chosen as the candidate for presidency, but he isn’t so sure about it, because he knows th…

Antonio Aguilar Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
El moro de CumpasProducer1977-01-19
El ojo de vidrioProducer1969-10-23
Mi Caballo El CantadorProducer1979-03-15
They Call Him MarcadoProducer1971-12-25The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father t…
Lamberto QuinteroProducer1987-05-19
Emiliano ZapataProducer1970-11-20This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution….
El alazán y el rosilloProducer1966-05-12Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for …
El ReyProducer1976-06-10Mexican Revolution era: a guerilla faction kidnaps two members of a governing family to negotiate a ransom….
Domingo CorralesProducer1988-07-29Son looks for his father’s murderer….
Contrabando y muerteProducer1986-12-04A young man gets involved in the drug trade and is murdered. His father sets out to find the killers….
El chivoProducer1992-09-11A priest recruits some secular friends of his to help him break the stranglehold a political boss has over their town’s economy….
Volver, volver, volverProducer1977-04-19Good son vs bad son melodrama complicates life on the hacienda….
Long live Tepito!Producer1981-01-15Slice of life covering four or five days in a badly run-down neighborhood. Matriarch of a slum family dies unexpectedly; relatives from neighboring bl…

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
El ojo de vidrioStory1969-10-23
Mi Caballo El CantadorScreenplay1979-03-15
They Call Him MarcadoWriter1971-12-25The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father t…
La yegua coloradaWriter1973-09-20Landowner counts on his super-champeen race-horse to help him win back the hacienda he was swindled out of….
Emiliano ZapataWriter1970-11-20This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution….
El alazán y el rosilloStory1966-05-12Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for …
Vuelve el ojo de vidrioStory1970-01-08Upon hearing the news of Madero’s death, Porfirio Alcalá and his four cousins interrupt their peaceful lives as farmers to again join the Mexican Rev…
El ReyScreenplay1976-06-10Mexican Revolution era: a guerilla faction kidnaps two members of a governing family to negotiate a ransom….
El ánima de SayulaAdaptation1982-04-15
The AchieversScreenplay1978-11-01A group of friends go to the United States to hit it big as a musical group and follow the American Dream….
Simon BlancoScreenplay1975-03-16The peasant and revolutionary Zapatista Simon Blanco still in arms but Zapata is dead. Simon with his lieutenant Andres visits his mother and his girl…
La muerte de Pancho VillaScreenplay1974-05-01After the Revolution, Villa works on defining his legacy… and then he gets assassinated….
La muerte de un galleroScreenplay1977-09-15Dramatization of a popular ’70s corrido….
Contrabando y muerteAdaptation1986-12-04A young man gets involved in the drug trade and is murdered. His father sets out to find the killers….
Contrabando y muerteStory1986-12-04A young man gets involved in the drug trade and is murdered. His father sets out to find the killers….
El ánima de SayulaDialogue1982-04-15
Volver, volver, volverWriter1977-04-19Good son vs bad son melodrama complicates life on the hacienda….

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Benjamín Argumedo el rebeldeAdditional Dialogue1979-12-13Biopic about a General in the Mexican Revolution. Sequel: Persecucion y muerte de Benjamin Argumedo….

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