Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza was born May 17, 1919, in Villanueva in the state of Zacatecas. As a boy, he entered the seminary to become a priest and instead cultivated his vocal talents in the ...

He was 88. Aquilar, whose full name was Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza, was known for his powerful voice and his flair for performance. Aguilar popularized “charrería,” the spectacle that ...