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Agustín Lara(1897-1970)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Agustín Lara
Agustín Lara was born on 30 October 1897 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for The Skin I Live In (2011), Arizona Dream (1993) and In the Mood for Love (2000). He was married to Rocío Durán, Yolanda Santacruz Gasca, Clara Martínez, María Félix, Angelina Bruscheta Carral and Esther Rivas Elorriaga. He died on 6 November 1970 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornOctober 30, 1897
DiedNovember 6, 1970(73)
BornOctober 30, 1897
DiedNovember 6, 1970(73)
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Known for

Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya in The Skin I Live In (2011)
The Skin I Live In
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Se me hizo fácil")
  • 2011
Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, and Jerry Lewis in Arizona Dream (1993)
Arizona Dream
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Se me hizo fácil")
  • 1993
Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love
8.0
  • Soundtrack("Solamente Una Vez (You Belong To My Heart)")
  • 2000
Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
Joy
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Solamente Una Vez (You Belong To Me)")
  • 2015

Credits

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Actor



  • Premier Orfeon
    TV Series
    • 1964
  • Mis padres se divorcian (1959)
    Mis padres se divorcian
    6.1
    • Agustín Lara (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • La vida de Agustín Lara (1959)
    La vida de Agustín Lara
    7.4
    • (voice)
    • 1959
  • Rosa Carmina, Celia D'Alarcón, and Flor Silvestre in Mi mujer necesita marido (1959)
    Mi mujer necesita marido
    6.0
    • 1959
  • Bolero inmortal (1958)
    Bolero inmortal
    6.8
    • Cantante (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Música de siempre (1958)
    Música de siempre
    6.3
    • 1958
  • Mujer en condominio (1958)
    Mujer en condominio
    • Agustín Lara
    • 1958
  • Los tres bohemios (1957)
    Los tres bohemios
    6.1
    • Agustín
    • 1957
  • Tropicana (1957)
    Tropicana
    4.8
    • 1957
  • La virtud desnuda (1957)
    La virtud desnuda
    6.0
    • Pianista
    • 1957
  • Los chiflados del rock and roll (1957)
    Los chiflados del rock and roll
    6.5
    • Agustín
    • 1957
  • Teatro del crimen (1957)
    Teatro del crimen
    6.4
    • Agustín Lara, pianista
    • 1957
  • Columba Domínguez and Lilia del Valle in Esposas infieles (1956)
    Esposas infieles
    3.9
    • Cantante
    • 1956
  • Lola Torbellino (1956)
    Lola Torbellino
    5.8
    • Agustín Lara
    • 1956
  • Por qué ya no me quieres (1954)
    Por qué ya no me quieres
    5.8
    • Agustín Lara
    • 1954

Music Department



  • Ángela Aguilar: Piensa en mí (2023)
    Ángela Aguilar: Piensa en mí
    3.1
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2023
  • Soledad (2021)
    Soledad
    Video
    • soundtrack
    • 2021
  • Lucha Reyes in Imagen del sonido: Ingeniero Joselito Rodríguez (2001)
    Imagen del sonido: Ingeniero Joselito Rodríguez
    Short
    • songwriter
    • 2001
  • Bolero inmortal (1958)
    Bolero inmortal
    6.8
    • orchestra
    • 1958
  • Los tres bohemios (1957)
    Los tres bohemios
    6.1
    • composer: songs "Aquel Amor", "El Organillero", "Te Quiero", "Bogota", "Señora Tentacion", "Reina" and "Ayer"
    • musical numbers
    • 1957
  • Los chiflados del rock and roll (1957)
    Los chiflados del rock and roll
    6.5
    • composer: songs "Flor de Lis", "Se Me Hizo Facil" and "Rosa de Francia"
    • musical numbers
    • 1957
  • Amor y pecado (1956)
    Amor y pecado
    6.2
    • composer: song "Rival"
    • 1956
  • Por qué ya no me quieres (1954)
    Por qué ya no me quieres
    5.8
    • orchestra (as La Orquestra de Solistas de Agustin Lara)
    • 1954
  • Mujeres en mi vida (1950)
    Mujeres en mi vida
    3.6
    • orchestra (as La Orquestra de Solistas de Agustin Lara)
    • 1950
  • Señora Tentación (1948)
    Señora Tentación
    6.1
    • orchestra (as Agustin Lara y su Orquestra de Solistas)
    • 1948
  • La diosa arrodillada (1947)
    La diosa arrodillada
    7.0
    • composer: songs
    • 1947
  • Meche Barba and María Luisa Zea in Humo en los ojos (1946)
    Humo en los ojos
    6.5
    • composer: songs "Humo en los Ojos", "Veracruz" and "Palmera"
    • 1946
  • Noches de ronda (1943)
    Noches de ronda
    6.7
    • composer: songs
    • 1943
  • Ray Milland, Bob Burns, Dorothy Lamour, and Martha Raye in Tropic Holiday (1938)
    Tropic Holiday
    5.4
    • composer: songs (as Agustin Lara)
    • 1938

Composer



  • La flauta de Bartolo (1997)
    La flauta de Bartolo
    7.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Vintage Model (1992)
    Vintage Model
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Los que nunca amaron (1967)
    Los que nunca amaron
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Woman and Temptation (1966)
    Woman and Temptation
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Cortesana (1948)
    Cortesana
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Mujer (1947)
    Mujer
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Pervertida (1946)
    Pervertida
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • La devoradora (1946)
    La devoradora
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • María Eugenia (1943)
    Amok
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1944
  • Noches de ronda (1943)
    Noches de ronda
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Melodías de América (1942)
    Melodías de América
    8.0
    • Composer
    • 1942
  • El organillero
    9.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1939
  • Revista musical
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • Santa (1932)
    Santa
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1932

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Agustin Lara
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • October 30, 1897
    • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Died
    • November 6, 1970
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Rocío Durán1963 - 1967 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Agustín Lara Jr.
  • Relatives
    • Maria Teresa Lara(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Although he always said he was originally from Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, Agustín Lara was actually born in Mexico City. His birth certificates says he was born in Mexico's capital city on 30 October 1897.
  • Nicknames
    • El Músico-Poeta
    • El Flaco de Oro

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