Born in Villanueva, Zacatecas, to Jesús Aguilar Aguilar and Colombian-born Ángela Barraza Valle, Antonio Aguilar is one of the most iconic actor-singers of Mexican cinema. He began his singing career in the 1940's and then debut ed in national Mexican cinema in 1952, during its Golden era. Later in his acting career, Aguilar was noted for his brilliant portrayals of revolutionary and folk-song heroes in historical films. He won the "Premio ACE" Award for Best Actor for his performance in Emiliano Zapata (1970). Aguilar married frequent co-star Flor Silvestre in 1959.
Father of two sons, Antonio Aguilar hijo and Pepe Aguilar , with Flor Silvestre .Was a mariachi singer, actor, and charro.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording in 2000 at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.Has the distinction of portraying both revolutionary leaders Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata in Mexican cinema.His first film co-starring his second wife Flor Silvestre was _La huella del chacal (1956)_ in 1956. It was part of the B-movie western film series, Mauricio Rosales "El Rayo". Both also co-starred in the series last film, _Los muertos no hablan (1958)_ in 1958.
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.