Portrait of Luis Aguilar

Luis Aguilar

Acting

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.

Born: January 29, 1918

Place of Birth: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Filmography

1996
Crimen en Chihuahua

as Guillermo Torres

1995
Bajo un Mismo Rostro

as Padre Tomás

1993
Capricho

as Don Jesús Tamayo

1992
1990
1987
Hunting Humans

as Chief of Police

1986
Casos de Alarma

as Don Jesús López Carrillo

1967
El Silencioso

as Quirino Vega

1966
The Four Juanes

as Juan sin Miedo

1966
Los dos apóstoles

as Juan Heredia

1965
Escuela para solteras

as Luis Álvarez

1964
1963
1963
The Paper Man

as Ventrílocuo

1963
Los expatriados

as Luis Valdés, el licenciado

1962
The Avenging Fox

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1962
The Deadly Trap

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1962
The Revenge of the Shadow

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1962
1961
1961
Juana Gallo

as Coronel Arturo Ceballos Rico

1960
The Iron Mask

as The Shoemaker

1960
The Mask of Death

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1959
The Scarlet Fox in The Phantom Stagecoach

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1959
The Scarlet Fox

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1958
The Scarlet Fox: Hanged Man’s Revenge

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1958
Return of the Monster

as Luis, alias El Zorro Escarlata

1957
The Headless Rider

as El jinete (The Rider)

1957
1957
1957
Soul of Steel

as Luciano Gallardo / Luis Gallardo

1956
Forbidden Kisses

as Guillermo Aceves

1956
Los bandidos de Río Frío

as Juan Robreño (Pies de gato)

1955
El 7 leguas

as Rodolfo, el Cancionero

1955
To Hell with Women

as Guillermo Torres

1953
1953
Sueños de gloria

as Luis de la Mora

1953
From the Village to TV

as José Antonio Rivera

1952
Las interesadas

as himself

1952
Cuatro noches contigo

as Luis Galán

1951
¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?

as Luis Macías Valadez

1951
Full Spead Ahead

as Luis Macías

1951
El tigre enmascarado

as Luis Landa / El Tigre Enmascarado

1949
Arriba el norte

as Abelardo Segurrola

1948
1948
An Adventure in the Night

as Arturo Centella

1946
1946
La reina del trópico

as Andrés Rosas