Antonio Aguilar Barraza (17 May 1919 – 19 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and acted in more than 120 films. He was the first Mexican performer to mix rodeos and concerts while touring his show in Latin America and the United States.
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Antonio Aguilar Barraza (17 May 1919 – 19 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and acted in more than 120 films. He was the first Mexican performer to mix rodeos and concerts while touring his show in Latin America and the United States. He has been compared to American actors like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Ronald Reagan. In 1997, Aguilar was awarded the Golden Ariel for his “invaluable contribution and spreading of Mexican cinema”; he was the only Hispanic artist to sell out the Madison Square Garden of New York City for six consecutive nights in 1997.
His second wife was famous singer and actress Flor Silvestre, who had two sons, Antonio Aguilar Hijo and Pepe Aguilar, who also became singers and actors. Aguilar married to Otilia Larrañaga and after divorce, married actress and singer Flor Sil vestre. He died in a car crash in Mexico City on June 19, 2007, at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. His family is known as \”La Dinastía Aguilar\”.
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