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. He won the Latin ACE Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Emiliano Zapata in the 1970 epic film of the same name. He also portrayed Pancho Villa twice in film. In 1997, Aguilar was awarded the Special Golden Ariel for his "invaluable contribution and spreading of Mexican cinema". With his second wife, popular singer and actress Flor Silvestre, he had two sons, Antonio Aguilar Jr. and Pepe Aguilar, who also became singers and actors. His family is known collectively as "La Dinastía Aguilar" (The Aguilar Dynasty).
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 17, 1919
- June 19, 2007 (aged 88)
- Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
- Actor, producer and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 121 credits in all
What are Antonio Aguilar's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 3
Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0
Casual 12 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 2
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 8 of 14 analyzed roles.
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- Heraldas Capitán Ventura in The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)
- Heroas Toño in Dos hijos desobedientes (1960)
- Heroas Valerio Gúzman in El 7 de copas (1960)
- Heroas Reynaldo Del Hierro in My Son, the Hero (1961)
- Shapeshifteras Juan Colorado in Los cuatro Juanes (1966)
- Heroas Roberto (Beto) Treviño in Los dos rivales (1966)
- Heroas Juan Colorado in Juan Colorado (1966)
- Shadowas Licio Arredondo in Alazán y enamorado (1966)
- Tricksteras Manuel in Los alegres Aguilares (1967)
- Shapeshifteras Carlos in Los alegres Aguilares (1967)
- Shadowas Gen. Rojas in The Undefeated (1969)
- Heroas Pancho Villa in La muerte de Pancho Villa (1974)
- Heroas Simón Blanco in Simón Blanco (1975)
- Heroas Maximilliano in El anima de Sayula (1982)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Antonio Aguilar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Antonio Aguilar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
121 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
La sangre de un valiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
El chivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Blue Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
El hijo de Lamberto Quintero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Domingo Corrales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Lamberto Quintero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Zapata en Chinameca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Contrabando y muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Astucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
El Rey De Oros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
El tonto que hacía milagros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Viva el chubasco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Viva México y sus corridos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
El anima de Sayula(1982)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los gemelos alborotados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Long live Tepito! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Las noches del Blanquita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Persecución y muerte de Benjamín Argumedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Taste of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Albur de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Benjamín Argumedo el rebelde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Mi Caballo El Cantador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Achievers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Soy el hijo del gallero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
La muerte de un gallero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Volver, volver, volver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
El moro de Cumpas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
El Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Don Herculano enamorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Simón Blanco(1975)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Peregrina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La yegua colorada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Valente Quintero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
They Call Him Marcado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Emiliano Zapata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
La Captura De Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Vuelve el ojo de vidrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
El ojo de vidrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Undefeated(1969)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Lauro Puñales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
El Caballo Bayo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
El as de oros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Valentín de la Sierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Lucio Vazquez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Caballo prieto azabache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Los alegres Aguilares(1967)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los dos rivales(1966)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Alazán y enamorado(1966)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Juan Colorado(1966)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Los cuatro Juanes(1966)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
El alazán y el rosillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
La vida de Pedro Infante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
El Hijo De Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Alma llanera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
El padre diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
El rifle implacable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Gabino Barrera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Escuela para solteras(1965)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
La gitana y el charro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
El revólver sangriento(1964)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Vuelve el Norteño (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
El norteño (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Yo, el mujeriego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Vuelven los Argumedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Aquí está tu enamorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
La emboscada mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Ahí vienen los Argumedo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Si yo fuera millonario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Cazadores de asesinos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
El justiciero vengador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Sol en llamas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The White Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
El jinete enmascarado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Important Man(1961)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Rumbo a Brasilia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Que me maten en tus brazos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
My Son, the Hero(1961)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
La Joven Mancornadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Vacaciones en Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Dos hijos desobedientes(1960)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bala Perdida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Shadow of the Tyrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
¡Qué bonito amor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
El 7 de copas(1960)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Los santos reyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Yo... el aventurero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
La marca del cuervo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La rebelión de la sierra: El Fin de Heraclio Bernal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Los muertos no hablan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Las tres pelonas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Fiesta en el corazón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Here is Heraclius Bernal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La guarida del buitre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La cama de piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Land of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
La justicia del gavilán vengador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
La pantera negra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Hundred girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Here are the eagles! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
La huella del chacal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
La sierra del terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
El gavilan vengador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Pueblo quieto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
El rayo justiciero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Una gallega en La Habana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
El casto Susano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Reventa de esclavas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
I Am Very Macho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
La segunda mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Mi adorada Clementina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Mi papá tuvo la culpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Naked Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Crazy Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Por el mismo camino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Yo fui una callejera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
A Place Close to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Far from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 121 titles from 1952 to 1993; peak year 1969.
Film career
Peak 1969 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1952Screen debut· A Place Close to Heaven
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Antonio Aguilar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Antonio Aguilar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Antonio Aguilar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Flor Silvestre shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Miguel ZacaríasShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Miguel Zacarías
- Ismael RodríguezShared titles: My Son, the Hero (1961), The Important Man (1961), The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)See all 3 shared titles with Ismael Rodríguez
- Mario HernándezShared titles: Simón Blanco (1975), La muerte de Pancho Villa (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Mario Hernández
Writers
- Alfredo ZacaríasShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Alfredo Zacarías
- Ricardo GaribayShared titles: My Son, the Hero (1961), The Important Man (1961), El 7 de copas (1960), The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Ricardo Garibay
Actors
- Flor SilvestreShared titles: Simón Blanco (1975), La muerte de Pancho Villa (1974), Juan Colorado (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965), El revólver sangriento (1964), The Important Man (1961), The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)See all 7 shared titles with Flor Silvestre
- Eleazar GarcíaShared titles: El anima de Sayula (1982), Simón Blanco (1975), La muerte de Pancho Villa (1974), Alazán y enamorado (1966), My Son, the Hero (1961)See all 5 shared titles with Eleazar García
- Antonio RaxelShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966)See all 4 shared titles with Antonio Raxel
- María DuvalShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Dos hijos desobedientes (1960)See all 3 shared titles with María Duval
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Manuel EsperónShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Los dos rivales (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965)See all 5 shared titles with Manuel Esperón
- Gabriel FigueroaShared titles: Los cuatro Juanes (1966), Escuela para solteras (1965), The Important Man (1961), The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959)See all 4 shared titles with Gabriel Figueroa
- Alex PhillipsShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Alazán y enamorado (1966), Juan Colorado (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Phillips
- Gloria SchoemannShared titles: Los alegres Aguilares (1967), Juan Colorado (1966), Los dos rivales (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Gloria Schoemann
