Antonio Aguilar

Acting

Antonio Aguilar

Born — Died

1919-05-17 — 2007-06-19

Place of birth

Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

87 titles

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…

Known for

The Undefeated poster
6.3

After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.

The Undefeated

1969

The Shadow of the Tyrant poster
7.0

In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.

The Shadow of the Tyrant

1960

El 7 de Copas poster
6.3

Professional gambler finds metaphysical meanings in the way he manages the workings of chance.

El 7 de Copas

1960

The Important Man poster
7.9

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

The Important Man

1961

My Son, the Hero poster
8.0

Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.

My Son, the Hero

1961

La vida de Pedro Infante poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

La vida de Pedro Infante

1966

Film credits

1980s · 6 titles

1970s · 7 titles

1960s · 27 titles

The Undefeated poster
6.3

After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.

The Undefeated

1969

The Shadow of the Tyrant poster
7.0

In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.

The Shadow of the Tyrant

1960

El 7 de Copas poster
6.3

Professional gambler finds metaphysical meanings in the way he manages the workings of chance.

El 7 de Copas

1960

The Important Man poster
7.9

Animas Trujano is a colorful but irresponsible Indian in a small Mexican village. He hopes above all things someday to be chosen mayordomio of his village, a place of great honor usually conferred upon the wealthiest and most respected citizens. Animas has a loyal wife, but cheats on her and gambles away every cent they raise. Chances arise for Animas to turn over a new leaf and even hope realistically for the honor of mayordomio.

The Important Man

1961

My Son, the Hero poster
8.0

Northern Mexico, early 20th century. Reynaldo del Hierro is murdered while riding with his sons Reynaldo and Martín, whose mother instills in them the need for revenge.

My Son, the Hero

1961

La vida de Pedro Infante poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

La vida de Pedro Infante

1966

El norteño poster
6.7

Lawman on horseback cracks a case involving stolen gold bullion, the title to a mine, an evil twin and a plucky pre-adolescent boy. First in a series.

El norteño

1963

Si yo fuera millonario poster
5.4

White-collar criminals conspire to prevent a shmuck from collecting an inheritance.

Si yo fuera millonario

1962

El Hijo De Gabino Barrera poster
6.0

Gabino's son tries to find out why his father was murdered.

El Hijo De Gabino Barrera

1965

El alazán y el rosillo poster
6.1

Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for all.

El alazán y el rosillo

1966

El ojo de vidrio poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

El ojo de vidrio

1969

Lauro Puñales poster
5.0

One of Zapata's field marshals runs afoul of dictator Huerta's stooges in his home town.

Lauro Puñales

1969

Sol en llamas poster
5.8

A powerful rancher loses his power and wealth during the Revolution, and his daughter falls in love with a revolutionary.

Sol en llamas

1962

La gitana y el charro poster
5.2

Caravan of gypsies sets up camp outside an old-style Mexican hacienda.

La gitana y el charro

1964

¡Qué bonito amor! poster
5.8

Bride backs out of her wedding at the last possible minute; she and her fiance get caught up in a power-struggle that ends with both running for mayor.

¡Qué bonito amor!

1960

Dos hijos desobedientes poster
6.2

Meddling mom tries to set up her two cowboy sons to marry two sisters who are looking for domesticated, 'indoor' husbands that cook and keep house.

Dos hijos desobedientes

1960

Alazán y enamorado poster
6.2

Rom-com about two horses. And some humans.

Alazán y enamorado

1966

El as de oros poster
6.6

A young charro's head is turned by a glamourpuss from the big city, and he has a hard time putting his life back together after she kicks him to the curb.

El as de oros

1968

Los Alegres Aguilares poster
6.8

Identical cousins with mismatched Odd Couple personalities.

Los Alegres Aguilares

1967

Juan Colorado poster
7.9

Silvia's father wants to marry her off to Rafael who, out of jealousy, wants to finish off Juan. Silvia dresses up as Juan to save his skin.

Juan Colorado

1966

Valentín de la Sierra poster
5.4

Based on the corrido of Valentín de la Sierra, one of the revolutionary leaders who forged the armed struggle in Mexican history. The abuses of the Porfirista government against the humble people lead Valentín to lead a large-scale armed uprising.

Valentín de la Sierra

1968

Que me maten en tus brazos poster
5.8

Card-shark takes a job as bodyguard-bouncer-etcetera in an upscale casino. Meanhile, a love triangle and the Mexican Revolution.

Que me maten en tus brazos

1961

Aquí está tu enamorado poster
6.3

Antonio is a handsome men who loves women but flees of marriage as the devil. The pastor of his people is determined to straighten but despite amendment purposes always succumbs to a pretty girl, the problem is that he never see if girls are engaged or married before seducing them.

Aquí está tu enamorado

1963

Vuelve el Norteño poster
5.8

Two rival gangs of outlaws are terrorizing a small town; el Comandante and his sidekicks pit them against each other and pick up the pieces.

Vuelve el Norteño

1964

El bracero del año poster
5.8

The movie theme is the migration of Mexicans to the United States in search of the "American dream". Piporro crosses the Rio Grande swimming illegally, and lives a series of events that lead him from walking away from the police to winning the award for "Bracero of the Year" for his work in the harvest. Prize that he will lose before returning to Mexico just as he had gone: no money in the bag.

El bracero del año

1964

Lucio Vazquez poster
5.6

Blending historical fact and adventure fiction, Emiliano Zapata's (fictional) right-hand man takes leadership of his regiment after he's killed.

Lucio Vazquez

1968

Bala Perdida poster
6.1

Daniel is let out of jail for his mothers funeral. During his furlough he kidnaps his son and takes him to a movie set where a western is being shot.

Bala Perdida

1960

1950s · 19 titles

Mi papá tuvo la culpa poster
5.2

Two young sweethearts get married, and then are made to believe that she's his illegitimate half-sister.

Mi papá tuvo la culpa

1953

La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal poster
5.8

Third and last film in the trilogy about Heraclio Bernal. Heraclio continues his fight against the Federales in the Juarista era.

La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal

1958

Por el mismo camino poster
5.3

On vacation, an old lady and her niece pick up a hitch-hiker.

Por el mismo camino

1953

Los muertos no hablan poster
6.5

Bandit crew with mysterious masked leader is doing lots of crimes. Mauricio Rosales and his sidekick ride into town all incognito and stuff to set things right.

Los muertos no hablan

1958

Había una vez un marido poster
6.8

Due to confusion, Rafael is believed responsible for the death of Teresa. His wife Lilia and his brother looking for the real culprits.

Había una vez un marido

1953

Here is Heraclius Bernal poster
6.2

Historical drama/biopic about 1880s Social Justice bandits in a mining community in Sinaloa. First of three in series.

Here is Heraclius Bernal

1958

La Cucaracha poster
6.4

The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom fighters: a colonel, a widow, and a fiery female soldier.

La Cucaracha

1959

A Place Close to Heaven poster
8.3

An honest man emigrates to the capital in search of a better life, but ends up mired in extreme poverty along with his family; forced to overcome tragedy and despair to find, even in misery, a glimmer of hope.

A Place Close to Heaven

1952

Yo... el aventurero poster
6.0

A crew of happy ne'er do wells comes to town to gamble and party during the town fair... but then their leader gets serious about a local girl and about finding the rustlers who are stealing all of her daddy's horses.

Yo... el aventurero

1959

The Naked Woman poster
6.0

A circus dancer marries a famous singer, but is threatened when a figure from her past blackmails her.

The Naked Woman

1953

I Am Very Macho poster
6.6

To help her pilot brother, Maria disguises as a man to take his place, and must live in the jungle with a very "macho" captain, eventually falling in love.

I Am Very Macho

1953

Land of Men poster
7.2

On his family's farm, Gilberto keeps weapons to support the revolutionaries. When his father find out, he runs out from the hacienda to join them.

Land of Men

1959

La cama de piedra poster
5.4

Antonio is happy and is about to get married, but he has an enemy who wants to kill him. He steals his knife known by the whole town and kills a drunkard with it. With this evidence Antonio is sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

La cama de piedra

1958

La guarida del buitre poster
5.8

Cowboy-policeman-hero interferes with the bad guy's plans and prevents his engaging in monkeyshines. Part of the series "Mauricio Rosales, el rayo justiciero."

La guarida del buitre

1958

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal poster
5.8

Disgruntled 19th century peasants get militant and start redistributing some wealth. Part two of a historical-drama trilogy.

El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal

1958

El casto Susano poster
6.0

Father and son are sober, responsible pillars of the community in their home-town... but they make frequent trips to the city.

El casto Susano

1954

Crazy Love poster
5.5

Slapstick/musical comedy parody of historical dramas, send-up of "Locura de amor," about Queen Juana 'la loca' of Spain.

Crazy Love

1953

Here are the eagles! poster
6.2

Two itinerant cowhands hire on at a ranch owned by a woman, end up fighting two bad-hats who rustle la patrona's cattle and set fire to her stables.

Here are the eagles!

1957

La pantera negra poster
5.5

Fed agent goes undercover as roving cowboy to solve rural crimes. "Mauricio Rosales" Series.

La pantera negra

1957

Behind the camera

La muerte de un gallero poster
6.3

Dramatization of a popular '70s corrido.

La muerte de un gallero

1977

El Rey De Oros poster
7.9

After his young wife leaves him for another man, high-stakes gambler "Gaudelio" tries to move on with other women & gambling. Leading to more conflicts in his life.

El Rey De Oros

1984

El alazán y el rosillo poster
6.1

Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for all.

El alazán y el rosillo

1966

El ojo de vidrio poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

El ojo de vidrio

1969

Mi Caballo El Cantador poster
5.8

A priest must shed his habits to avenge the death of the grandfather of two helpless children who, along with their mother, are victims of a relative who extorts and murders them.

Mi Caballo El Cantador

1979

Mi Caballo El Cantador poster
5.8

A priest must shed his habits to avenge the death of the grandfather of two helpless children who, along with their mother, are victims of a relative who extorts and murders them.

Mi Caballo El Cantador

1979

El moro de Cumpas poster
7.9

In the city of Aguaprieta, two horses are part of the largest event in the region. The unbeatable horse Moro from the city of Cumpas faces the imposing Zaino de Aguaprieta. Two in a decided race in just 450 rods.

El moro de Cumpas

1977

Las noches del Blanquita poster
5.7

Mexican feature film

Las noches del Blanquita

1981

They Call Him Marcado poster
4.4

The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father to boot. The town’s resident Mater Dolorosa, madam of the brothel, hires her lover Marcado to kill the Kid, who is of course her son.

They Call Him Marcado

1971

They Call Him Marcado poster
4.4

The Kid is a vicious psychopath given to laughing a lot, an actor manqué who leads a gang of looters and rapists, and is incestuous with his father to boot. The town’s resident Mater Dolorosa, madam of the brothel, hires her lover Marcado to kill the Kid, who is of course her son.

They Call Him Marcado

1971

Contrabando y muerte poster
5.8

A young man gets involved in the drug trade and is murdered. His father sets out to find the killers.

Contrabando y muerte

1986

Simon Blanco poster
6.2

The peasant and revolutionary Zapatista Simon Blanco still in arms but Zapata is dead. Simon with his lieutenant Andres visits his mother and his girlfriend in his hometown. The cacique Onesimo and his brother, the commissioner Martial put ambushes but he eludes them.

Simon Blanco

1975

La muerte de Pancho Villa poster
5.8

After the Revolution, Villa works on defining his legacy... and then he gets assassinated.

La muerte de Pancho Villa

1974

La yegua colorada poster
5.4

Landowner counts on his super-champeen race-horse to help him win back the hacienda he was swindled out of.

La yegua colorada

1973

Long live Tepito! poster
6.0

Slice of life covering four or five days in a badly run-down neighborhood. Matriarch of a slum family dies unexpectedly; relatives from neighboring blocks cope with the loss and arrange her funeral.

Long live Tepito!

1981

Albur de amor poster
6.0

Romantic triangle on the hacienda. Ends badly for all concerned.

Albur de amor

1980

Albur de amor poster
6.0

Romantic triangle on the hacienda. Ends badly for all concerned.

Albur de amor

1980

Emiliano Zapata poster
6.4

This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution.

Emiliano Zapata

1970

Emiliano Zapata poster
6.4

This is the story of a man, Emiliano Zapata, and of a revolution, the Mexican Revolution.

Emiliano Zapata

1970

Volver, volver, volver poster
6.2

Good son vs bad son melodrama complicates life on the hacienda.

Volver, volver, volver

1977

Volver, volver, volver poster
6.2

Good son vs bad son melodrama complicates life on the hacienda.

Volver, volver, volver

1977

The Achievers poster
6.0

A group of friends go to the United States to hit it big as a musical group and follow the American Dream.

The Achievers

1978

El Rey poster
6.0

Mexican Revolution era: a guerilla faction kidnaps two members of a governing family to negotiate a ransom.

El Rey

1976

El Rey poster
6.0

Mexican Revolution era: a guerilla faction kidnaps two members of a governing family to negotiate a ransom.

El Rey

1976

Lamberto Quintero poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Lamberto Quintero

1987

Domingo Corrales poster
5.8

Son looks for his father's murderer.

Domingo Corrales

1988

El chivo poster
5.7

A priest recruits some secular friends of his to help him break the stranglehold a political boss has over their town's economy.

El chivo

1992