Luis Aguilar

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 such as El 7 leguas 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, and Martha Fernanda Aguilar) from his first marriage, and a son (Luis Aguilar Doblado) from his second marriage with Rosario Gálvez. He died on 24 October 1997 in his sleep.

Selected filmography

I'm a Real Mexican (1942) The Queen of the Tropics (1946) The Game Rooster (1948) Adventure in the Night (1948) Primero soy mexicano (1950) What Has That Woman Done to You? (1951) Full Speed Ahead (1951) The Masked Tiger (1951) Victims of Divorce (1952) The Minister's Daughter (1952) The Bachelors (1953) The Spot of the Family (1953) Made for Each Other (1953) Pain (1953) Genius and Figure (1953) The Bandits of Cold River (1956) Here Are the Aguilares! (1957) The Headless Rider (1957) Music and Money (1958) The Boxer (1958) It Happened in Mexico (1958) Black Skull (1960) Northern Courier (1960) My Wedding Night (1961) The Two Apostles (1966)