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- Category: Recording
- Unveiled: 07 Sep 2000
- Star rank: 1402
- Address:
7058 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101417, -118.343749
Antonio Aguilar
Biography
Antonio Aguilar was a Mexican singer, actor, producer, and writer. During his career, he made over 150 albums, 167 movies, and was the first Mexican performer to mix rodeos and concerts while touring his show in Latin America and the United States.
Aguilar began his acting career in 1952 during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Amongst his best movies are Caballo Prieto Azabache and Bala Perdida. Aguilar appeared in American western films like 1969’s The Undefeated starring John Wayne.In addition to his acting career, Antonio Aguilar began his recording career in 1950, eventually making over 150 albums and selling more than 25 million records. His best known songs include “Gabino Barrera”, “Caballo Prieto Azabache”, “Albur de Amor”, and “Un Puño De Tierra”. Antonio was also largely responsible for the renewed popularity of the tambora music in the mid 1980s, when he single-handedly resuscitated the genre with the hit “Triste Recuerdo”. 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.
Fact file
- Born: Pascual Antonio Aguliar Barraza May 17, 1919 Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Died: June 19, 2007 (aged 88) Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation(s): Singer, Actor, Producer, Writer
Read more about Antonio Aguilar at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Marshfield and Sycamore
Nearby you will also find Cristina Saralegui, Siegfried & Roy, Alabama, The Four Tops, and many others.