Pepe Aguilar
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Pepe Aguilar in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on April 20, 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jose Antonio Aguilar |
| Born |
August 7, 1968 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Ranchera, mariachi, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Website | pepeaguilar |
Jose Antonio Aguilar (born August 7, 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is the son of Mexican singer Antonio Aguilar and Mexican actress Flor Silvestre. Aguilar has won four Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.
His debut as a singer was at the age of three, when his father (Antonio Aguilar) had a concert in Madison Square Garden in the city of New York. As a teenager, Aguilar was a rock music fan and had a band called "Equs". The band did not last long, but that led him to make his first album. Aguilar's musical influences were Pink Floyd and The Who, among other rock bands. Nevertheless, while leaving his teenage years behind, he turned to Tejano music once again, mixing the traditional style with his modern pop influences and becoming a strong identity in the Latin scene, in addition to developing a successful acting career.
Aguilar received the 2,474th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 26, 2012, located at 7060 Hollywood Blvd., which was placed next to the star of his father.
Aguilar began his career as a solo artist in 1989 with a CD with tambora titled "Pepe Aguilar Con Tambora". To this CD there would be a volume 2 and 3.
In 1992 he recorded his first album with mariachi. A production of Joan Sebastián titled "Recuérdame Bonito", this CD reached number one in many countries and important markets in the continents, becoming the first of many of Pepe's discography to make it to that top position.
"Que Bueno", in 1993, was the next recording to come out to the market, this being the first production that was incharged by Pepe, with mariachi and 12 new songs. The arrangements were made by Rigoberto Alfaro.
"Chiquilla Bonita" in 1994, made music with Banda. A production and arranged by him. In this work the promotions are "Chiquilla Bonita" y " "El Lengua Suelta" being colacated last in the most popular places.
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