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ALBUMMúsica Mexicana - Mis Mejores ÉxitosAntonio Aguilar
Albums by Antonio Aguilar
ALBUMCanto de EsperanzaAntonio Aguilar
ALBUMCriollito y con ClaseAntonio Aguilar
ALBUMUn Nuevo AmanecerAntonio Aguilar
ALBUMAmor PerdidoAntonio Aguilar
ALBUMLas Románticas De Antonio AguilarAntonio Aguilar
ALBUMColección De Oro: Corridos, Vol. 2Antonio Aguilar
ALBUMSuperpistasCanta Como Pedro Infante & Antonio Aguilar
ALBUMSuperpistas - Canta Como Anotonio Aguilar, David Zaizar, Hnos. Zaizar, Amalia MendozaAntonio Aguilar, David Zaizar, Hnos. Zaizar & Amalia Mendoza
ALBUMPistas Para Que Cantes Exitos de Antonio Aguilar y Vicente FernandezAntonio Aguilar
ALBUMNo Vuelvo a AmarAntonio Aguilar
Antonio Aguilar's Popular Music Videos
Caballo Alazán Lucero (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
Lamberto Quintero (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
Bandido de Amores (Lyric Video)
Joan Sebastian & Antonio Aguilar
El Siete Leguas (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
El Hijo Desobediente (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
Que Me Entierren con la Banda (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
El Patas Blancas (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
Hay un Ser (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
Nadie es Eterno (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
El Cantador (Lyric Video)
Antonio Aguilar
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Antonio Aguilar Essentials
His powerful voice and poignant lyrics made misery magical.
Artist Biography
Mexican singer and actor Antonio Aguilar sold more than 25 million mariachi records, while also gaining fame as a Mexican cowboy movie star.
∙ A singer and horse rider since childhood, he considered opera until a friend urged him to try mariachi music, and he began making records in 1950.
∙ In the 1960s, Aguilar’s concerts often featured bull-riding and other rodeo spectacles, along with his performances of such popular corridos as “Gabino Barrera” and “Caballo Prieto Azabache.”
∙ He appeared in more than 150 films, winning a Latin ACE Award for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of the epic 1970 biopic Emiliano Zapata.
∙ In 1989, the single “Triste Recuerdo”—which rose into the top 40 of Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart—energized Aguilar’s musical popularity and sparked a revival of the tambora style.
∙ Aguilar set a box-office record with a sold-out, six-night run at New York City’s Madison Square Garden in 1997.
∙ In 1997, his film work was recognized with the Golden Ariel—the highest honor in Mexican cinema—and in 2004, he received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hometown
Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
Genre
Latin