Antonio Aguilar, the Mexican ranchera music star and cinema idol who had a huge fan base among Southern California Mexican Americans, will be honored on Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) when a statue of him is unveiled in downtown L.A., reports our Spanish-language sibling publication Hoy.
Aguilar, known as "El Charro de México," who died in 2007, recorded more than 150 albums which sold more than 25 million copies, earning him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He regularly packed L.A.-area venues when he'd perform, sometimes accompanied by his wife, singer-actress Flor Silvestre. One of his children is another Mexican singing star, José "Pepe" Aguilar.
