Antonio Aguilar began his recording career in 1950, eventually making over 150 albums and selling more than 25 million records. He was known for his corridos with some of his best known songs, including "Gabino Barrera", "Caballo Prieto Azabache", "Albur de Amor", and "Un Puño De Tierra".[2] 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 on 1997.[
Antonio Aguilar lived many years in Puerto Rico where he performed in rodeos and concerts. He made many movies and has been compared to American Western actors like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry. This is because Aguilar's charro or cowboy movies entail romantic ballads with him getting the gal. Amongst his best movies are Caballo Prieto Azabache and Bala Perdida. Antonio has appeared in American Western films like 1969's The Undefeated starring John Wayne.
Antonio Aguilar's films listed from the most recent to the oldest follows:
1987 Rey
1987 Emiliano Zapata
1987 El Extraño Hijo Del Sheriff
1987 Lamberto Quintero
1984 El Anima De Sayula
1980 Albur De Amor
1978 Benjamin Argumedo
1977 La Muerte de un Gallero
1977 Soy El Hijo Del Gallero
1975 Volver, Volver, Volver!
1974 Simon Blanco
1972 La Yegua Colorada
1969 The Undefeated
1968 El As de Oros
1967 El Ojo De Vidrio
1967 La Venganza de Gabino Barrera
1967 Los Bandidos
1967 El Hijo de Gabino Barrera
1966 El Alazan Y El Rocio
1966 Los Dos Rivales
1965 Juan Colorado
1965 Los Alegres Aguilares
1965 Caballo Prieto Azabache
1964 Gabino Barrera
1962 El Caballo Blanco
1961 Animas Trujano
1961 Vacasiones en Acapulco
1961 Rumbo a Brasilia
1961 Los Hermanos Del Hierro
1960 Dos Hijos Desobedientes
1960 Que Bonito Amor
1960 La Sombra del Caudillo
1960 El Siete de Copas
1959 The Soldiers of Pancho Villa
1959 Bala Perdida
1959 La Cucaracha
1952 Habia Una Vez Un Marido
1952 Un Ricón Cerca del Cielo
Domingo Corrales
Contrabando Y Muerte
Los Hermanos Del Hierro [doc]
Viva El Chubasco
Persecusion Y Muerte De Benjamin Argumedo
El Caballo Bayo
Sabor a Sangre
La Muerte de Pancho Villa
Peregrina
Mi Caballo El Cantador
Vuelve El Ojo De Vidrio
Don Herculano Enamorado
Valente Quintero
La Traicion a Zapata
Los Cuatro Juanes
Los Gemelos Alborotados
El Rey De Oros
Mi Aventura En Puerto Rico
Viva Mexico Y Sus Corridos
El Moro De Cumpas
Los Marcados
Antonio is married to legendary actress Flor Silvestre, and one of their children, Josè Pepe Aguilar, is among Mexico's most popular modern singers. He frequently performed at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena in Los Angeles before curtailing his performances with Flor Silvestre. During 2005, a series of farewell concerts were announced and performed by the entire Aguilar family to include Flor and both sons.
Juan Charrasquiado
Antonio Aguilar Lyrics
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Lo que ha pasado allí en la hacienda de la flor
La triste historia de un ranchero enamorado
Que fue borracho, parrandero y jugador,
Juan se llamaba, y lo apodaban charrasqueado,
Era valiente y arriesgado en el amor,
A las mujeres más bonitas se llevaba
Un día domingo que se andaba emborrachando
A la cantina le corrieron a avisar
Cuídate Juan que por ahi te andan buscando
Son muchos hombres no te vayan a matar
No tuvo tiempo de montar en su caballo
Pistola en mano se le echaron de a montón
Estoy borracho les gritaba y soy buen gallo
Cuando una bala atravesó su corazón.
Creció la milpa con la lluvia en el potrero
Y las palomas van volando al pedregal
Bonitos toros llevan hoy al coleadero
Que buen caballo va montando el caporal
Ya las campanas del santuario están doblando
Todos los fieles se dirigen a rezar
Y por el cerro los rancheros van bajando
A un hombre muerto que lo llevan a enterrar
En una choza muy humilde llora un niño
Y las mujeres se aconsejan y se van
Pero su madre lo consuela con cariño
Mirando al cielo llora y reza por su Juan
Aquí termino de cantar este corrido
De Juan ranchero, charrasqueado y burlador
Que se creyó de las mujeres consentido
Que fue borracho, parrandero y jugador.
The lyrics to Antonio Aguilar's song "Juan Charrasquiado" tell the tragic story of a ranchero named Juan, who was known for his drinking, partying, and gambling habits, but was also a fearless lover. The song describes how Juan would often pursue the most beautiful women, leaving no flower in his wake. One day, while he was out drinking, some men came to warn him that others were looking for him, and before he knew it, he was surrounded by attackers with guns. Juan tried to fight back, calling himself a good rooster, but was ultimately shot and killed.
The lyrics evoke a sense of nostalgia for the way of life that Juan lived and for the community that mourned his death. The final verse suggests that Juan's fate was the result of his own reckless behavior and false confidence in his ability to charm any woman. The song is a reminder of the consequences that come with living a life of excess and taking risks.
Line by Line Meaning
Voy a cantarles un corrido muy mentado
I'm going to sing a very famous Mexican ballad
Lo que ha pasado allí en la hacienda de la flor
About what happened in the Hacienda de la Flor
La triste historia de un ranchero enamorado
The sad story of a lovestruck rancher
Que fue borracho, parrandero y jugador,
Who was a drunkard, partygoer and gambler
Juan se llamaba, y lo apodaban charrasqueado,
His name was Juan, but he was nicknamed Charrasqueado
Era valiente y arriesgado en el amor,
He was brave and daring in love
A las mujeres más bonitas se llevaba
He would take the prettiest women
E esos campos no quedaba ni una flor.
And in those fields not a single flower remained.
Un día domingo que se andaba emborrachando
One Sunday while he was getting drunk
A la cantina le corrieron a avisar
Someone rushed to the tavern to warn him
Cuídate Juan que por ahi te andan buscando
Be careful Juan, they are looking for you
Son muchos hombres no te vayan a matar
There are many men, they might kill you
No tuvo tiempo de montar en su caballo
He didn't have time to mount his horse
Pistola en mano se le echaron de a montón
Gun in hand, they all attacked him
Estoy borracho les gritaba y soy buen gallo
I'm drunk, he yelled at them, and I'm a good rooster
Cuando una bala atravesó su corazón.
When a bullet pierced his heart.
Creció la milpa con la lluvia en el potrero
The corn grew with the rain in the pasture.
Y las palomas van volando al pedregal
And the doves are flying to the rocky outcrop.
Bonitos toros llevan hoy al coleadero
Beautiful bulls are being taken to the tailing competition today.
Que buen caballo va montando el caporal
The foreman is riding a good horse
Ya las campanas del santuario están doblando
The church bells are already tolling
Todos los fieles se dirigen a rezar
All the faithful are going to pray
Y por el cerro los rancheros van bajando
And across the hill, the ranchers are coming down
A un hombre muerto que lo llevan a enterrar
To bury a man who died
En una choza muy humilde llora un niño
In a very humble shack, a child is crying
Y las mujeres se aconsejan y se van
And the women advise each other and leave
Pero su madre lo consuela con cariño
But his mother comforts him lovingly
Mirando al cielo llora y reza por su Juan
Looking up to the sky, she cries and prays for Juan
Aquí termino de cantar este corrido
Here, I finished singing this ballad
De Juan ranchero, charrasqueado y burlador
Of Juan the rancher, Charrasqueado and trickster
Que se creyó de las mujeres consentido
Who believed he was a ladies' man
Que fue borracho, parrandero y jugador.
Who was a drunkard, partygoer and gambler.
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.