Pepe Aguilar | |
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 Pepe Aguilar in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on 20 April 2006. | |
| Born | José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez 7 August 1968 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouses | Carmen Trevino
(m. 1991, divorced)Aneliz Álvarez Alcalá
(m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 (including Leonardo Aguilar and Ángela Aguilar) |
| Parents |
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| Family | Antonio Aguilar, hijo (brother) Guadalupe Pineda (cousin) Majo Aguilar (niece) |
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| Website | pepeaguilar |
José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez (born 7 August 1968), better known as Pepe Aguilar, is an American singer.[1][2]
From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents, singer-actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre on tour. He played his first concert at the age of three, joining his father onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[3] He now does the same with his own children, Leonardo Aguilar and Ángela Aguilar, who have also continued in the steps of their father and grandparents.
Aguilar has sold over 13 million albums worldwide.[4] His work has earned him four Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, nineteen Lo Nuestro Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5][6][7]
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- ^ "Pepe Aguilar". Grammy. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (July 30, 2013). "Pepe Aguilar Signs with WME". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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