José Antonio Aguilar Jiménez or better known as “Pepe” Aguilar is one of the great legends of Mexican traditional music. The singer born on August 7, 1968 in Zacatecas, comes from a family of artists as his father, Antonio Aguilar and his mother, Flor Silvestre, left a big mark on Mexican music.
But the artistic family tree of the Aguilar it doesn’t end yet, as Aneliz, Leonardo and little Angela have followed the same steps as Pepe and his grandparents in terms of singing and acting. While the 53-year-old artist’s career began in 1975, at just 16 he began composing his own songs.
Throughout his extensive artistic career, Pepe it counts on innumerable musical successes, among them is the Grammy obtained in the year 2000 by its production in “By a Beautiful Woman”. According to various show experts, Flor Silvestre’s son is one of the most successful singers and producers in the Latin music market with a total of 16 albums and more than 10 million copies sold of his records.
In addition to shining on stage, Pepe Aguilar he also shines as an entrepreneur in the world of music. Throughout his business career, the Mexican artist has made productions with artists such as Julieta Venegas, Lupita D’Alessio, Edith Márquez and Guadalupe Pineda, among others.
In an interview for a Mexican portal, Angela Aguilar’s father commented on the time it takes for the entire production process. “Producing is a process that takes me a long time. You have to struggle with a lot of things. You have to take off the role of artist and put on your overalls. When you work as a producer, you have to choose the right songs, the right microphone. and the right magnetic tape, the arrangers, the musicians, the studio, the engineers, organizing all the logistics and even the schedules. It takes me months, “he said. Pepe.