:Antonio Aguilar

{{short description|Mexican singer and actor (1919–2007)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Antonio Aguilar

| image = Antonio Aguilar in The Undefeated.jpg

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| caption = Aguilar in The Undefeated (1969)

| birth_name = José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|05|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico

| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|06|19|1919|05|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| resting_place = Cerro de San Cayetano, El Soyate, Zacatecas, Mexico{{cite news|title=Sepultan a Tony Aguilar en su rancho "El Soyate", en Zacatecas|url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/209138/sepultan-a-tony-aguilar-en-su-rancho-el-soyate-en-zacatecas|access-date=29 April 2017|work=Proceso|date=22 June 2007}}

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| other_names = {{unbulleted list|El Charro de México|Tony Aguilar|Pascual Barraza|The Godfather of Banda Music}}

| occupation = Singer, actor

| years_active = 1950–2005

| spouse = {{unbulleted list|Otilia Larrañaga|{{marriage|Flor Silvestre|1959}}}}

| children = {{unbulleted list|Antonio Aguilar Hijo|Pepe Aguilar}}

| relatives = {{unbulleted list|Leonardo Aguilar (grandson)|Ángela Aguilar (granddaughter)|Majo Aguilar(granddaughter)|Guadalupe Pineda (niece)|Dalia Inés (stepdaughter)|Francisco Rubiales (stepson)|Marcela Rubiales (stepdaughter)|La Prieta Linda (sister-in-law)|Mary Jiménez (sister-in-law)}}

| awards = Golden Ariel (1997)

| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Regional Mexican

| label = Musart

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| website = {{URL|antonioaguilaroficial.com}}

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José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza{{cite web|title=Registro Civil de Villanueva: Nacimientos, matrimonios 1913-1936|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22317-2197-29?cc=1916240&wc=11898832|publisher=FamilySearch|access-date=6 December 2012}} (17 May 1919{{spnd}}19 June 2007), known as Antonio Aguilar, was a Mexican singer and actor. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies,{{cite magazine|title=Mariachi Icon Antonio Aguilar Dies at 88|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1051417/mariachi-icon-antonio-aguilar-dies-at-88|access-date=31 October 2014|magazine=Billboard|date=20 June 2007}} and acted in more than 120 films.{{cite web|title=Antonio Aguilar - Actor: Movie (125 credits)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0013487/?nmdp=1&ref_=nm_flmg_shw_1#filmography|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=31 October 2014}} He was given the honorific nickname "El Charro de México" (Mexico's Horseman) because he is credited with popularizing the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería to international audiences.

Aguilar began his career singing on Mexican radio station XEW in 1950. That year, he signed a contract with Mexican independent label Musart Records and became one of its best-selling artists.{{cite news|last1=Cruz Bárcenas|first1=Arturo|title=Antonio Aguilar celebró 50 años de charro cantor|url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2000/04/28/esp1.html|access-date=29 April 2017|work=Jornada|date=28 April 2000}} He made his acting debut with Pedro Infante in the drama Un rincón cerca del cielo (1952). After appearing in gentleman roles in several films, he achieved popularity as a film star with his performance as lawman Mauricio Rosales in a series of seven films in the mid-1950s. His success increased with his tours throughout Latin America and his studio albums, which included Mexican folk songs (rancheras) and ballads (corridos). In the 1960s, he focused on producing and starring in films set in the Mexican Revolution. In 1970, he won Latin ACE Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata in the 1970 epic film of the same name.{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database - Awards for Antonio Aguilar|website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0013487/awards|access-date=7 November 2011}} He also portrayed Pancho Villa twice in film. In 1997, Aguilar was awarded the Golden Ariel for his "invaluable contribution and spreading of Mexican cinema". 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.{{Cite news |publication-date=1 May 2000 |year=2000 |title=Una Vida de Corrido. Antonio Aguilar |periodical=Somos |publication-place=Mexico City |publisher=Editorial Televisa |issue=195 - special issue |pages=104}}{{Cite web |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |title=Antonio Aguilar Biography |work=All Music Guide |publisher=Rovi Corporation |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p28939|pure_url=yes}} |access-date=5 January 2010}}

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