Acting
Antonio Aguilar
- Born
- May 17, 1919 · Aged 88
- Died
- Jun 19, 2007
- Place of birth
- Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 127
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (7)
- El charro de México
- Tony Aguilar
- El Charro de Mexico
- José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza
- Antonio 'Tony' Aguilar
- Toni Aguilar
- Tony Aguilar
Biography
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.…
