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Luis Aguilar

Acting Born Jan 29, 1918 Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 24 credits

Biography

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 Luisa and Martha Fernanda Aguilar) from his first marriage and one son (Luis Aguilar Doblado) from his second marriage with actress Rosario Galvez. He died on the night of October 23–24, 1997 during his sleep.

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Full filmography

  • Mr. Dólar (1964) as Luis Valdés, el licenciado
  • Muchachita (1985) as Gabriel Landeros
  • Capricho (1993) as Don Jesús Tamayo
  • Bajo un Mismo Rostro (1995) as Padre Tomás
  • Yo no me caso compadre (1960) as Mauro
  • Los dos apóstoles (1966) as Juan Heredia
  • El pozo (1965)
  • Alto poder (1992)
  • Los solterones (1953)
  • El señor gobernador (1951)
  • Los expatriados (1963) as Luis Valdés, el licenciado
  • Atrás de las nubes (1962) as Luis
  • Duelo de pistoleros (1966)
  • Estampida (1959) as Luis
  • Agarrando parejo (1964)
  • The Only Witness (1990) as Doctor
  • El ausente (1972)
  • Lola the Truck Driver 3 (1991)
  • México de mi corazón (1964)
  • El último chinaco (1948)
  • Un Gallo con Espolones (1964)
  • Los hermanos Muerte (1965)
  • Los tequileros (1990)
  • Casos de Alarma (1986) as Don Jesús López Carrillo