Luis Aguilar | |||||||
Birthname: | Luis Aguilar Manzo | ||||||
Other Names: | El Gallo Giro | ||||||
Birth Date: | 1918 1, mf=yes | ||||||
Birth Place: | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | ||||||
Death Place: | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||
Years Active: | 1942–1997 | ||||||
Children: | 4, (one stepson) | ||||||
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Signature: | Luis Aguilar signature.svg | ||||||
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Luis Aguilar Manzo (29 January 1918 – 24 October 1997) was a Mexican actor and singer. 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, Mexico. He was given his first leading role in the film Sota, Caballo y Rey (1944). He had two daughters (Anna Luisa y Martha Fernanda Aguilar) from his first marriage, and one son (Luis Aguilar Doblado) from his second marriage with Rosario Gálvez. He died on 24 October 1997 in his sleep.