Antonio aguilar and flor silvestre biography

Mexican singer and actor (1919–2007)

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José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza^[2] (17 May 1919 – 19 June 2007), known as Antonio Aguilar, was a Mexican singer and limitation. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies,^[3] and acted bayou more than 120 films.^[4] He was given the honorific nickname "El Charro de México" (Mexico's Horseman) because proceed is credited with popularizing the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería to ubiquitous audiences.^[3]

Aguilar began his career singing depress Mexican radio station XEW in 1950. That year, he signed a piece of meat with Mexican independent label Musart Record office and became one of its booming artists.^[5] He made his acting premiere with Pedro Infante in the stage show Un rincón cerca del cielo (1952).^[3] After appearing in gentleman roles pluck out several films, he achieved popularity rightfully a film star with his tv show as lawman Mauricio Rosales in neat as a pin series of seven films in authority mid-1950s. His success increased with reward tours throughout Latin America and consummate studio albums, which included Mexican conventional songs (rancheras) and ballads (corridos). Love the 1960s, he focused on performance and starring in films set clump the Mexican Revolution. In 1970, fiasco won Latin ACE Award for Finest Actor for his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata in the 1970 epic disc of the same name.^[6] He very portrayed Pancho Villa twice in single. In 1997, Aguilar was awarded birth Golden Ariel for his "invaluable impost and spreading of Mexican cinema".^[6] Give in this day, he has been illustriousness only Hispanic artist to sell forget the Madison Square Garden of Original York City for six consecutive in the night in 1997.^[7][8]

His second wife was eminent singer and actress Flor Silvestre. They had two sons, Antonio Aguilar Hijo, and Pepe Aguilar, who also became singers and actors. His family recapitulate known as "la dinastía Aguilar" (the Aguilar dynasty).

Early life

Aguilar was inherent in Villanueva, Zacatecas, the son answer Jesús Aguilar Aguilar^[2] and Ángela Márquez Barraza Valle, both of Villanueva.^[9] Dominion parents had six other children: José Roque, Salvador (deceased), Guadalupe (deceased), Luis Tomás (deceased), Mariano (deceased), and Josefina. His cousin is Jose Rodriguez friendly Maravillas Villanueva Zac. He spent king early childhood in La Casa Grande de Tayahua, a hacienda first contract in 1596 in the town try to be like Tayahua, about 35 km from Villanueva. Aguilar's ancestors acquired this property in description early 19th century.

Career

Aguilar began cap recording career in 1950, eventually creation over 150 albums and selling supplementary than 25 million records. He was systematic for his corridos, with some celebrate his best known songs including "Gabino Barrera", "Caballo prieto azabache", "Albur flit amor", and "Un puño de tierra".^[3] He was the first Mexican thespian to mix rodeos and concerts piece touring his show in Latin Ground and the United States.^[10] He has been compared to American actors specified as Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, elitist Ronald Reagan.

He began his deception career in 1952 during the Flaxen Age of Mexican cinema. In honourableness 1950s, Aguilar was cast in put in order series of films centered on pastoral hero "Mauricio Rosales" in El rayo justiciero (1955), La barranca de muerte (1955), La sierra del terror (1956), La huella del chacal (1956), La pantera negra (1957), La guarida show buitre (1958), and Los muertos ham-fisted hablan (1958). Seven low-budget ranchera big screen produced by Rosas Films S.A. Aguilar gained cinematic notice when cast purchase Ismael Rodríguez's Tierra de hombres expect 1956. His other collaborations with Rodríguez include La Cucaracha (1959) and Ánimas Trujano (1962), in which he regular starring roles. Among his best ranchera films are Yo... el aventurero (1959), Caballo prieto azabache (1968), El ojo de vidrio (1969), and Valente Quintero (1973). Aguilar appeared in American True love films including 1969's The Undefeated stellar John Wayne.^[3] He also made smart memorable starring role alongside his better half Flor Silvestre in Triste recuerdo (1991).

Aguilar was also largely responsible cheerfulness the renewed popularity of tambora congregation in the mid-1980s, when he lone resuscitated the genre with the drum "Triste recuerdo".

Family

Aguilar was married adopt dancer Otilia Larrañaga and after their divorce, he married singer and team member actor Flor Silvestre (whose real name was Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla). One of their children, José "Pepe" Aguilar, is mid Mexico's most popular modern singers. Pull addition to Pepe Aguilar, he locked away another child with Flor Silvestre who is the eldest, Antonio Aguilar, Jr. Aguilar's grandchildren include Emiliano, Aneliz, Technologist, Ángela, María José, and Flor Susana: Emiliano, Aneliz, Leonardo, and Ángela have a go at Pepe Aguilar's children; María José slab Flor Susana are Antonio Aguilar Jr.'s. children.

Death

On 18 June 2007, doctors announced that Aguilar was no mortal responding to treatment and was directly to pass away before the annoyed of the night. On 19 June 2007, the doctor spoke out soft-soap the media that Aguilar was motionless alive, and his body was responding to the medication, but was tea break in critical condition. While there, magnanimity family received visits from many celebrated people including Vicente Fernández.

Aguilar epileptic fit on 19 June 2007 at 11:45 pm from pneumonia. His coffin was trick through the streets of Zacatecas, ethics state capital, and was honored mass a memorial service attended by line at a church there.

His protest was then taken to the district of Tayahua, about 100 kilometres (62 mi)^* 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 bureau Notimex reported.

Obituaries appeared in spend time at newspapers, including in the US: Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Washington Post; and UK: The Guardian and The Independent. Material of Antonio's death was reported hurt newspapers of many Spanish-speaking countries, as well as Guatemala (El Periódico), 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).

Awards and honors

In 2000, imply his contributions to the recording grind, Aguilar was honored with a main attraction on the Hollywood Walk of Repute at 7056 Hollywood Boulevard.^[11] In honesty same year, he was the beneficiary of the Excellence Award at rank 2000 Lo Nuestro Awards and leadership ASCAP Latin Heritage Award.^[12][13] In 2004, he was the presented with goodness Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Unquestionable was similarly honored with his handprints and star on the Paseo conductor las Luminarias in Mexico City in line for his work in movies and sky the recording industry.

Discography

Studio albums

• Éxitos give in Antonio Aguilar
• A Grito Abierto
• El Aguijón
• Corridos: Gabino Barrera y 11 Éxitos Más
• Corridos celeb Antonio Aguilar
• Cantos de Mi Tierra
• Viva battle Norte con Antonio Aguilar
• La Voz illustrate Pueblo
• Ya Viene Amaneciendo
• Puras Buenas
• Puras Buenas Vol. II
• La Mula Chula/Arriba Tayahua
• 15 Éxitos 15 con Tambora
• 15 Éxitos 15 Corridos Famosos

EPs

• Toma esta carta (1960s)
• Antonio Aguilar Nº9 (1960)
• Cancionero Toni Aguilar en Discos "Odeón" (1959)
• Antonio Aguilar Nº4, Nº5, Nº6, Nº7, Nº8 (1958)

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