
Known for
Acting
Born
May 17, 1919
Birthplace
Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
Died
June 19, 2007 (aged 88)
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) a...
1993
1992
Producer
1991
as Jesús Barajas
1990
as Lamberto Quintero
1988
as Domingo Corrales, Producer
1987
as Lamberto Quintero, Producer
1987
as Emiliano Zapata
1986
Adaptation, Story, Producer
1986
as Juan Cabello
1984
as Gaudelio, Producer
1984
1983
as José Montemayor Treviño
1982
1982
Adaptation, Dialogue
1982
1981
Producer
1981
Producer
1980
1980
as Mauricio Rosales
1980
Writer, Producer
1979
Additional Dialogue
1979
as Don Refugio Ortega / cura Lorenzo, Producer, Screenplay
1978
Screenplay
1978
1977
as Himself