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Birthday
May 17, 1919
Day of Death
2007-06-19
(88 years old)
Place of Birth
Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
Also Known As
El charro de México
Tony Aguilar
El Charro de Mexico
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza
Antonio 'Tony' Aguilar
Toni Aguilar
Tony Aguilar
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) as well for his roles in films concerning rural themes, such as the Mexican Revolution.
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