Antonio Aguilar was a popular Mexican singer, actor, producer and writer. H… Read Full Bio ↴Antonio Aguilar was a popular Mexican singer, actor, producer and writer. He was from a small town in Zacatecas called Tayahua and was born on May 17, 1919, Died 19 June 2007. This town is close to Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico. The story goes that he came to California undocumented and that he slept for three days in the Plazita Olvera or Olvera Street in Los Angeles. He began his acting career during the Golden Era of Mexican Cinematography. He is credited with exposing the sport of la charrería, considered to have originated in Mexico to international audiences.

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.

POR UN AMOR
Antonio Aguilar Lyrics

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Por el amor a mi madre
Voy a dejar la parranda
Aunque me digan cobarde
A mi no me importa nada

Mi madrecita llorando
Me dice que ya no tome
La vida se esta acabando

Y temo que me abandone

Adios botellas de vino
Adios mujeres alegres
Adios todos mis amigos
Adios los falsos quereres

Por el amor a mi madre
Hare cualquier sacrificio
Antes de que sea muy tarde
Voy a quitarme del vicio

Se que no soy un cualquiera
Si aun me vive mi madre
Si no, ya horita anduviera
Como la pluma en el aire

Adios botellas de vino
Adios mujeres alegres

Adios todos mis amigos
Adios los falsos quereres

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Antonio Aguilar's song "Por El Amor A Mi Madre" is a declaration of a son's love and commitment to his mother. The song starts with the son saying that he is going to put an end to his partying ways and leave his wild lifestyle because of his love and dedication to his mother. Even if he is called a coward, he doesn't care because he knows that it is the right thing to do.

His mother is crying and pleading with him to stop drinking because she knows that it will lead to his downfall, and she doesn't want to lose her son. The son is afraid that his mother may leave him if he continues with his vices, and this terrifies him.

The son bids farewell to his friends, women, and alcohol, acknowledging that they were all just false pleasures. He vows to make any sacrifice for his mother's sake and hopes it's not too late to quit his vices. The song reaches its emotional peak when the son admits that he is someone worthy because his mother still lives, and if she were not alive, he would be just like a feather in the wind.

Overall, the song is a tribute to the unconditional love of a mother and the power it has to change a person's life.

Line by Line Meaning

Por el amor a mi madre
Out of love and respect for my mother

Voy a dejar la parranda
I will quit partying hard

Aunque me digan cobarde
Even if they call me a coward

A mi no me importa nada
I don't care at all

Mi madrecita llorando
My loving mother crying

Me dice que ya no tome
Telling me to stop drinking

La vida se esta acabando
Life is coming to an end

Y temo que me abandone
I fear losing her forever

Adios botellas de vino
Farewell bottles of wine

Adios mujeres alegres
Goodbye cheerful women