- Had six siblings: Jose Roque Barraza, Salvador Barraza, Guadalupe Barraza, Luis Tomas Barraza, Mariano Barraza and Josefina Barraza.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 7, 2000.
- Has the distinction of portraying both revolutionary leaders Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata in Mexican cinema.
- His first film co-starring his second wife, Flor Silvestre, was La huella del chacal (1956). This was an installment in the Western film series "Mauricio Rosales 'El Rayo'". Both also co-starred in the series' last official installment, Los muertos no hablan (1958), and a subsequent revival, Sabor a sangre (1980).
- Uncle of Guadalupe Pineda. Pineda's mother, Josefina, is Aguilar's sister.
- Brother-in-law of La Prieta Linda.
- Paternal grandfather of a new generation of singers: Majo Aguilar and Susana Aguilar (Antonio's daughters) and Leonardo Aguilar and Ángela Aguilar (Pepe's son and daughter).
- Son of Jesús Aguilar Aguilar (1892-1959) and Ángela Márquez-Barraza Valle (1891-1972).
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