José María Aguilar
Real name José María Aguilar Porrás
Life 7 May 1891 – 21 December 1951
Pseudonyms
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• Indio
Occupation
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• actor
• composer
• singer
• lyricist
• guitarist
Instrument
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• guitar
• voice
Place of birth Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Country of birth Uruguay
Citizenship
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• Uruguay
• Argentina
Siblings
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José María Aguilar was a solo and accompaniment guitarist, and a composer. He settled in Buenos Aires, where he taught guitar and, in 1923, was hired as a soloist and accompanist for recordings by the Victor label. He was one of the guitarists for Carlos Gardel. After returning from a tour in Europe, he became publicly known as José María Aguilar. His wife, María Berois, collaborated with him on the lyrics for several compositions: Trenzas negras, Añoranzas, and Milonguera. Aguilar survived the Medellín plane crash that killed Gardel and others.
Notable Accompaniments
Arturo de Nava – possibly Montevideo, after 1917.
Duo Néstor Feria and Ítalo Goyeche – possibly Montevideo, circa 1920.
Rosita Quiroga and Rosita Del Carril (duo), with his brother Froilán Aguilar. Buenos Aires, early 1920s.
Ignacio Corsini – accompanied:
with Froilán Aguilar – Buenos Aires, up to approx. 1926.
with Rosendo Pesoa – Buenos Aires, date unknown.
with Rosendo Pesoa and Enrique Maciel – Buenos Aires, briefly.
with Armando Pages – Buenos Aires, 1920s.
Atilio Monsalve Copello and Fernando Nunciata, with Rafael Iriarte – Buenos Aires, 1924 (single performance).
Agustín Magaldi and Pedro Noda (duo Magaldi-Noda) – Buenos Aires, 1925.
Agustín Magaldi – Buenos Aires, 1926.
with José Ricardo and Guillermo Barbieri – Buenos Aires, 1928 (guitar trio that toured Europe).
with Guillermo Barbieri – Buenos Aires, 1929.
with Guillermo Barbieri and Domingo Riverol – Buenos Aires, 1930.
with Guillermo Barbieri and Ángel Domingo Riverol – Buenos Aires, 1935.
Member of Ensembles
Duo Pardo-Aguilar: Mario Pardo and José María Aguilar – Buenos Aires, approximately between 1915/1920 and 1922.
As Recording Guitarist
Victor label, Buenos Aires – 1923.
Orchestras
No known group memberships.
Recordings
No recordings found.