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Early Life
Aguilar Was Born In The Small Town Of Villanueva In The State Of Zacatecas. He Spent His Early Childhood In A Hacienda First Built In 1596 In The Town Of Tayahua About 35 Km From Villanueva. Aguilar's Family Acquired This Property In The Early 1800s. Acting Career
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Aguilar Began His Acting Career In 1952 During The Golden Age Of Mexican Cinema. He Is Credited With Popularising La Charrería Considered To Have Originated In Mexico To International Audiences. Antonio Aguilar Was The First Mexican Performer To Mix Rodeos And Concerts While Touring His Show In Latin America And The United States. 2 He Made 167 Movies And Has Been Compared To American Western Actors Like Roy Rogers And Gene Autry. Also More Actors Like Ronald Reagan.This Is Because Aguilar's Charro Or Cowboy Movies Entail Romantic Ballads With Him Getting The Gal. Amongst His Best Movies Are Caballo Prieto Azabache And Bala Perdida. Aguilar Appeared In American Western Films Like 1969's The Undefeated Starring John Wayne. For Contributions To The Recording Industry Antonio Aguilar Barraza Was Honored With A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame At 7056 Hollywood Boulevard. 3 He Was Similarly Honored With His Handprints And Star On The Paseo De Las Luminarias In Mexico City For His Work In Movies And In The Recording Industry. Musical Career
Antonio Aguilar Began His Recording Career In 1950 Eventually Making Over 150 Albums And Selling More Than 25 Million Records. He Was Known For His Corridos With Some Of His Best Known Songs Including "Gabino Barrera" "Caballo Prieto Azabache" "Albur De Amor" And "Un Puño De Tierra". 1 Antonio Was Also Largely Responsible For The Renewed Popularity Of The Tambora Music In The Mid 1980s When He Single-Handedly Resuscitated The Genre With The Hit "Triste Recuerdo". 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 On 1997. 4 5 Family
Angela And Jesus Antonio's Parents Had Six Other Children Jose Roque Chava Dec. Lupe Dec. Louis Thomas Dec. Mariano Dec. And Josefina. Aguilar Was Married To Actress Flor Silvestre Born Guillermina Jimenez And One Of Their Children Jose "Pepe" Aguilar Is Among Mexico's Most Popular Modern Singers. In Addition To Pepe Aguilar He Had Another Child With Flor Silvestre Who Is The Oldest Antonio Aguilar Jr.His Grandchildren Emiliano Aneliz Leonardo And Angela Are Pepe Aguilar's Children. Maria Jose And Flor Susana Are Antonio Aguilar Jr's. Children 1 Edit Death
On June 18 2007 Doctors Announced That Antonio Was No Longer Responding To Treatment And Was Expected To Pass Away Before The End Of The Night. On June 19 2007 The Doctor Spoke Out To The Media That Aguilar Was Still Alive And His Body Was Responding To The Medication But Was Still In Critical Condition. While There The Family Received Visits From Many Famous People Including Vicente Fernández. Aguilar Died On June 19 2007 At 11 45 P.M. From Pneumonia. His Coffin Was Carried Through The Streets Of Zacatecas The State Capital And Was Honored At A Memorial Service Attended By Hundreds At A Church There. His Body Was Then Taken To The Hamlet Of Tayahua About 100 Kilometers 60 Miles To The South Where Residents Waited In The Streets To Bid Aguilar A Final Farewell Before He Was Buried At His Family's "El Soyate" Ranch Nearby The Government News Agency Notimex Reported. Obituaries Appeared In Many Newspapers Including Los Angeles Times USA New York Times USA Washington Post USA The Guardian UK And The Independent UK . News Of Antonio’s Death Were Reported In Newspapers Of Many Spanish-Speaking Countries Including Guatemala El Periodico Honduras La Tribuna El Salvador El Diario De Hoy Nicaragua El Nuevo Diario Costa Rica Diario Extra Venezuela Correo Del Caroní Peru Crónica Viva Colombia El Tiempo Ecuador El Diario And Chile El Mercurio . Edit Filmography
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