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22 de Junio, 2007
Un Puño de Tierra - Antonio Aguilar Presente!
Categorized under El Cine , Salud | Tags: Antonio Aguilar, Mexicans
Mexican mariachi singer and actor Antonio Aguilar, who recorded more than 150 albums and began his acting career during Mexico's "Golden Era" of cinema, was buried on Thursday at his family's ranch in the northern state of Zacatecas.
Aguilar died late Tuesday at the age of 88 after a long battle with pneumonia.
His coffin was carried through the streets of Zacatecas, the state capital, and was honored at a memorial service attended by hundreds at a church there.
His body was then taken to the hamlet of Tayahua, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the south, where residents waited in the streets to bid Aguilar a final farewell before he was buried at his family's "El Soyate" ranch nearby, the government news agency Notimex reported.
A band played Aguilar's "Un puno de tierra" (A Fistful of Earth), as the coffin arrived at the ranch.
THE FIRST MEXICAN artist to combine rodeos with concerts has put on his final show. The first Hispanic artist to sell out Madison Square Garden for six nights in a row has left the building. A singer, actor, and family man extraordinaire, he is one vato it is easy to admire. Rest in peace, El Charro de México! Or raise hell!
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Comentarios (7)
Man Eegee dijo:
Holy Smokes! I was listening to a collection I have of his last night without even knowing about this.
Palabras por Man Eegee spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2007 at 08:40 AM
tizoc dijo:
his movies are great to watch with good cinematography of northern mexico and southern california/texas/arizona
Palabras por tizoc spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2007 at 10:01 AM
democommie dijo:
Nez:
I heard about this on NPR this morning. I know nothing of him except that he made a lot of albums (140 they said) and appeared in over 160 films. I don't watch spanish language media, because I get pissed that I can't understand (I don't have great facility for languages, including English--but I do love them). When I listen to the ballads (like the one they played this morning on NPR, I kind "get it" without the words.
Palabras por democommie spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2007 at 02:08 PM
Cero dijo:
Love the video! When I saw about this, I so wanted to be in Zacatecas for the funeral - it has to have been great. There a couple of years ago I happened on these street parades people have for private parties ... with a band, you parade through the street (one group had a donkey covered with flowers too, *very* old fashioned and marvelous), and stop to dance in every plaza.
Palabras por Cero spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2007 at 10:00 PM
nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez dijo:
that sounds fantastic!
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Manny, that's crazy!
Palabras por nezua limón xolagrafik-jonez spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2007 at 10:06 PM
luisa dijo:
" you parade through the street (one group had a donkey covered with flowers too, *very* old fashioned and marvelous), and stop to dance in every plaza."
i so did that in zac! the donkey holds the tequila in its saddle bag and at every plaza you get a shot. they even give you little pottery shot glasses with strings to wear it around your neck. i drank a little too much and climbed up on a fountain by the main plaza and danced. (i sort of snuck into someone else's private party--i was broke at the time...but i'm pretty sure they are fair game. i mean, they are street parties).
Palabras por luisa spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2007 at 10:24 PM
Thomas O'Rourke dijo:
I loved al his songs, he had the voice of angel. " Caballo de Patas Blancas" " Cabbino Berrera", I play them over and over again. There will never be anyone like him again.
Antonio, R.I.P
Palabras por Thomas O'Rourke spat forth on el 14 de Mayo, 2008 at 01:22 PM