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Amalia was born in Cuba to a very loving and supportive family who encouraged her and her sister to perform. This lead to a duo sister act called the Aguilar Sisters (aka: Las hermanos Aguilar.) On arriving in Panama, Amalia's sister Cecilia fell in love and got married. This lead to Amalia going solo.
Amalia partnered with Julio Richards and became well known in Mexico City and got to meet many people in show Business. One evening whilst performing at Mexico City's Waikiki nightclub, the American impresario Edward Perkins visited the show. He was impressed enough to offer Amalia a contract to undertake a tour in the USA, performing a Burlesque stage adaptation of the movie musical "A Night in Havana," with the "Lecuona Cuban Boys." It was here she got the moniker as "Amalia Aguilar: Woman of Fire and Amalia Aguilar: Atomic Bomb. In 1946 she broke into movies, playing the part of a glamorous rumba dancer. This led to many more movies with Amalia playing star roles, mostly dancing but some singing and some dramatic roles such as "Que Rico Mambo" plus many others. She gained many fans and became a star within the
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Mexican cinema. Mambo" plus many others. She gained many fans and became a star within the Mexican cinema. Later, in 1955 she married Dr. Raul Bedoya and soon after quit show business to raise a family. After Amalia's husband died in 1962, she returned to her family to raise her children. After her children grew, she briefly returned to Show Business. Now fully retired, she does do Appearances, lectures, Fund Raisers, etc. Amalia was not a stripper, altho she performed her act at times in some Burlesque houses and Folies, it was her dancing the Latin dances that made her the attraction. Her style was based on a clothed show girl, usually Latin solo dancing using the Rhumba, Mambo and Cha-Cha rhythms, using feathers and /or clothing to accentuate her movements at times. | |||||||||
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| NOTE: Visit Amalia's Aguilar's Website |
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