Luis Aguilar

Person · Open Library

Works

18

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Film & TV

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Luis Aguilar Manzo (1918 - 1997) was a Mexican film and television actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was also known as El Gallo Giro, and was noted for his performances in films as El 7 leguas (1955) and El látigo negro (1958). Aguilar was born in Hermosillo, Sonora. He was given his first leading role in the film Sota, Caballo y Rey (1944). He had two daughters (Anna…

Known for

• Perdida2009
• En los cascos de un caballo — Amigo 11997
• Crimen en Chihuahua — Guillermo Torres1996
• Bajo un Mismo Rostro — Padre Tomás1995
• Midnight Killer1993
• The Watch of Dead1993
• Capricho — Don Jesús Tamayo1993
• Alto poder1992
• Los años de Greta — Pascual1992
• Lola the Truck Driver 31991

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Mexico

Active from

1919-05-17

Active to

2007-06-19

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

9,977

Total plays

39,896

Luis Aguilar is known in Mexico as one of the actor/singers of the Golden Era 50's. He starred in many Spanish movies,mostly "Rancheras". He is known as "El Gallo Giro" (The Black and White fighting Rooster) His style of singing was all his own. He represents the style of Mexican cowboys known in Mexico as "Charro" <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Luis+Aguilar">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Luis

Family name

Aguilar

Gender

male

Citizenship

Mexico

Place of birth

Hermosillo

Place of death

Mexico City

Occupation

television actor

Languages spoken

Mexican Spanish

Native language

Mexican Spanish

Genre

mariachi

Instrument

voice

Image

Luis Aguilar publicity postcard photo from the caribean, 1954 (cropped).jpg

Number of children

4

Voice type

baritone

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