- Elder sister of singer and actress Enriqueta "Queta" Jiménez La Prieta Linda.
- Starred and received third billing in The Important Man (1961), the second Mexican film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also received a nomination for the the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film.
- Mother of Dalia Inés, with Andrés Nieto.
- Was a frequent co-star and leading lady of actors Antonio Aguilar, Luis Aguilar, Dagoberto Rodríguez, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Demetrio González, Fernando Casanova, and Manuel Capetillo.
- Mexican folk singers Maria de Lourdes, Alicia Juárez, and Lila Downs have stated that they admire Flor as a singer.
- She took singing lessons with Isabel Sandoval de Grissi, who also taught the international Mexican tenor Nicolás Urcelay.
- Worked with prestigious director Ismael Rodríguez in two films: The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959), where she was billed fifth and played the supporting role of María Félix's friend, and The Important Man (1961), where she was billed third and played the pivotal role of Toshirô Mifune's mistress. These two performances are some of the most important in her career.
- Co-starred with fellow ranchera singer and actress Rosa de Castilla in five films: El lobo solitario (1952), La justicia del lobo (1952), Vuelve el lobo (1952), La virtud desnuda (1957), and Tan bueno el giro como el colorado (1959).
- In their two films together, Eulalio González "El Piporro" and Flor Silvestre were never paired as a couple, although he did kiss her in De tal palo tal astilla (1960) and found her attractive in El tragabalas (1966).
- Starred opposite famous comedians Joaquín Pardavé, in Primero soy mexicano (1950); Cantinflas, in Raquel's Shoeshiner (1957); Germán Valdés "Tin Tan", in ¡Paso a la juventud..! (1958) and Escuela de verano (1959); Adalberto Martínez "Resortes", in El gran pillo (1960); Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta" and Gaspar Henaine "Capulina", in Dos locos en escena (1960); Manuel 'Loco' Valdés, in Las hermanas Karambazo (1960) and Poker de reinas (1960); and Eulalio González "Piporro", in De tal palo tal astilla (1960) and El tragabalas (1966).
- Visited Hollywood in 1955. She competed with Elsa Aguirre, Columba Domínguez, Silvia Derbez, Rita Macedo, and Silvia Pinal for the role of "Indian Girl" in The Last Hunt (1956), but the coveted part was later given to Debra Paget.
- Manuel Capetillo's leading lady in two films: Vivo o muerto (1960) and El as de oros (1968). They also have starring roles in five other films: Las hermanas Karambazo (1960), El revólver sangriento (1964), Alma llanera (1965), El ojo de vidrio (1969), and Vuelve el ojo de vidrio (1970).
- Fernando Casanova's leading lady in two films: El hombre del alazán (1959) and Luciano Romero (1960). They also appear together, though not as a couple, in Fiesta en el corazón (1958).
- Has recorded more than 300 songs for three major record labels: Columbia, RCA Victor, and Musart.
- Aunt of Guadalupe Pineda. Pineda is the daughter of her favorite sister-in-law, Josefina Aguilar Barraza.
- Has six siblings: Francisco, Raquel, Enriqueta, José Luis, María de la Luz, and Arturo. Enriqueta and María de la Luz (known as Mary Jiménez) also became singers.
- Former stepmother of Cristina Rubiales.
- Demetrio González's leading lady in two films: Tan bueno el giro como el colorado (1959) and Las tres coquetonas (1960).
- Miguel Aceves Mejía's leading lady in two films: El ciclón (1959) and Los fanfarrones (1960). They also worked together on radio and television.
- Elder sister of singer Mary Jiménez, who was nicknamed "La Folklórica Sexy" (The Sexy Folk Singer). Mary recorded several singles and albums for prominent Mexican record labels CBS (now Sony Music) and GAS (now Orfeón).
- Won Musart Records' Golden Clover Award in 1966.
- In 1972, she received a nomination for the Miami Golden Sun Award (Premio Sol de Oro de Miami) for Best Female Folk Singer. Other nominees included Lola Beltrán, Maria de Lourdes, Irma Serrano, Lucha Villa, and her sister, La Prieta Linda.
- Won Musart Records' Golden Clover Award in 1970.
- Won the Record World Award for Best Female Actor-Singer in 1972.
- Paternal grandmother of Latin Grammy nominees Leonardo Aguilar and Ángela Aguilar, son and daughter of Pepe Aguilar. Ángela also received a Grammy nomination.
- Became a big star in 1950 when she signed her first recording contract, hosted her first radio program, and starred in her first movie.
- Paternal grandmother of singer Majo Aguilar, daughter of Antonio Aguilar hijo. Majo has paid tribute to her grandmother in her first extended play, Tributo (2017), recording "Cielo rojo" and "Cruz de olvido", two of Flor Silvestre's greatest hits. Majo has also recorded "Mi destino fue quererte", her grandmother's signature song.
- At the height of her fame and success as a recording artist (1957-1978), Flor sold many copies of her singles and albums in Mexico, Latin America, and the Hispanic communities of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, and New York.
- Considering the variety of her films and the people she worked with, she is the most successful female ranchera singer in the Mexican film industry.
- The only ranchera singer (male or female) whose singing career has endured for more than 70 years. She began her career in 1943 at the age of 13.
- Recorded her most recent album, Soledad (2010), as a tribute to her late husband.
- Has starred in many film series, including sequels and trilogies.
- Received third star billing in Kermesse (1959), the Mexican remake of Picnic (1955). Lilia Prado played the Kim Novak role, while Flor was cast as Blanca, a singer who falls in love with Prado's fiancé.
- Film critics have stated that she might have won an Ariel Award (Mexico's Academy Award) for her performance in The Important Man (1961) if the Mexican film academy had not suspended the awards in 1959.
- Played villainous women in La huella del chacal (1956), Rapto al sol (1956), Los muertos no hablan (1958), Juan sin miedo (1961), and The Important Man (1961).
- Played twins in Escuela para solteras (1965). Her characters, named Elisa and Felisa, are the love interests of the characters played by Luis Aguilar and Antonio Aguilar, her two most frequent leading men.
- Although she is known primarily for her ranchera recordings, she has also recorded two bolero albums and several of her other albums include bolero songs with Caribbean accompaniment.
- One of the most popular and successful performers of the romantic bolero ranchero genre in the 1960s.
- In 2014, she was honored by the Government of the State of Guanajuato.
- Her daughter-in-law Aneliz Álvarez Aguilar (Pepe's wife) planned the 30-minute documentary Flor Silvestre: su destino fue querer (2015), which premiered at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 2015. Flor and her daughter Marcela Rubiales (who also appeared in the documentary) were present at the film's premiere.
- At the peak of her acting career, she made up to 7 or 10 films per year.
- After El tragabalas (1966), she never acted in a film without her husband, Antonio Aguilar. She later explained she disliked kissing other actors and decided she would continue her film career only alongside her husband. From then on, her work as an actress was limited to her husband's productions, in which she usually played the female leading role or had a cameo appearance as a singer.
- Her favorite film genres are musical and drama.
- Early in her career, she was the opening act of Argentine singer Hugo del Carril's shows in Torreón, Coahuila. Several years later, when she toured South America and arrived in Argentina, Del Carril presented her to Argentine audiences.
- Paternal grandmother of Susana Aguilar.
- Dagoberto Rodríguez's leading lady in four films: El lobo solitario (1952), La justicia del lobo (1952), Vuelve el lobo (1952), and ¡Quietos todos! (1959). They also appeared together, though not as a couple, in Rapto al sol (1956), El ciclón (1959), Juan sin miedo (1961), and El tragabalas (1966).
- She is mentioned in the novels De noche vienes (1985) by Elena Poniatowska and Ritos de cabaret (1991) by Marcio Veloz Maggiolo.
- In his book Isagoge sobre lo mexicano (1952), César Garizurieta wrote: "those female minstrels full of graceful harmony, in which love becomes carmine music on the lips: María Victoria, Esmeralda, Flor Silvestre...".
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