Yes, Antonio Aguilar was the father of Pepe Aguilar.
Antonio Aguilar was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music and was a star of classic Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Aguilar began his career singing on the Mexican radio station XEW in 1950. That year, he signed a contract with the Mexican independent label Musart Records and became one of its best-selling artists.
However, Pepe Aguilar is an American singer.
From a young age, Aguilar accompanied his parents, Mexican 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.
Aguilar began his career as a solo artist in 1989 with the launch of “Pepe Aguilar Con Tambora”, and later released special editions.
In 1992, Aguilar recorded his first mariachi album titled “Recuérdame Bonito”, produced by Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian.On February 9, 1999, the album “Por El Amor De Siempre” was released. This CD was composed of songs from the 1970s from singers like Camilo Sesto, José María Napoleón, Ricardo Cerato y José José, and others.