From the Aguilar Dynasty comes Majo Aguilar, a talented and successful Mexican musician who was able to hit the big stage in 2016 after a brief collaborative career start-up. Born as Maria Majo Aguilar on the 7th of June 1994, Majo has continued to thrill her fans with amazing tunes like Mi destino gue quererte which has maintained a very large viewership on her youtube channel.
The singer who stems from a family of musicians like her famous grandfather Jose Pascual Antonio has released a good number of songs including I’m not going to cry from her ranchero album My Inheritance, my blood. The song reached no.1 on Billboard’s Mexico Popular Airplay chat in 2021.
Get to know more about Aguilar’s songs, love life, and conservative family who are always having issues with the wardrobe preference of the talented singer.
Interesting facts about Majo Aguilar you should know
1. Early life and musical background of Maria Majo
30 years old Majo was born to her parents Antonio and Susana Majo in Mexico City. Not so much is known about the artist’s educational background but she has revealed that she has always wanted to sing since she was little.
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When she was about 6 years old, she performed in a talent contest with an audience numbering about 200 where she did pretty well. Her mother spotted her talent early enough and she groomed and supported her all the way.
According to Aguilar, her grandmother Flor Silvestre gave her the most important advice in her life when she was 13. Flor told her granddaughter to sing not just to sound beautiful but to sing in order to make people have a ‘feel’.
She has also said while growing up, her father always told her to do everything as professionally as possible with a lot of love and passion.
The talented Mexican musician took all her family’s counsel to heart and rose to stardom in 2016 when she started producing, recording and uploading her own music. Her songs have continued to gain recognition and popularity through the years. A major turning point for her was when she signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group in 2019. This led to the release of her third hit single on the 25th of July 202 titled Un ratio.
2. She is from a family of musicians
The Mexican professional singer stems from a family of musicians. Her family is popularly known as ‘La Dinastia Aguila’ (the Aguilar Dynasty). First of all, her father Antonio Aguilar Hijo used to be a Mexican singer and actor. Her grandfather Jose Pascual Antonio was also a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, and screenwriter who recorded over 150 albums that sold about 25 million copies. He also was said to have acted in more than 120 films.
Her grandmother Flor Silvestre was as well a professional singer, actress, and equestrienne. She used to be one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American Music in the late 20th century. Other musicians in her family include
- Pepe Aguilar (Uncle)
- Leonardo Aguilar (Cousin)
- Angela Aguilar (Cousin)
- Dalia Ines (Cousin)
- Marcela Rubiales (Cousin)
3. Her boyfriend is also a singer
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Away from her blood relatives, Aguilar’s boyfriend Gil Cerezo is also a singer. Gil who is 16 years older than Majo is a member of the Kinky band, a group known for a blend of music genres such as rock, dance, samba, funk, techno, and funk.
Cerezo happens to be the lead vocalist in his group. Sources reveal that he also works as a D.j and a painter. His project in Kinky Arrives with his band won the Latin America Music Conference (LAMC) that was held in new york. The group initially did not even know that they were registered.
Still talking about boyfriends, Aguilar has confirmed that it has been a standing rule in her family that no one is allowed to have a boyfriend until such a person turns 18. Although Majo is now above 18, she firmly queries her family’s conservative rule. According to her, boys and girls should have the right to experiment. She admitted that she was already having a boyfriend when she was underaged even though the rule was still in place.
4. The Singer’s family is not comfortable with her bare appearances
Aguilar’s family has always been conservative. They believe their daughter’s practice of appearing in photographs that reveal sensitive parts of her body is indecent. Her mother has been at the forefront of kicking against Aguilar appearing in bikinis.
The singer does not seem to bother much with her family’s objections. She believes they are old-fashioned and rigid and she is mature and old enough to do whatever she wants against her family’s wish.
5. She was bullied by her uncle
Aguilar has revealed that she used to be afraid of her uncle when she was young because he was a bully. According to her, she was bullied by Pepe Aguilar simply because of her enormous height and rough appearance.
She has however put that behind her, admitting that she has learned a lot from him over the years and now has great respect for him.
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6. Aguilar’s Discography
Though Majo started recording collaboratively in 2015 with songs like Lo busque, she actually hit the big stage in 2016 after she began producing recording, and uploading her own songs. She has so far released only one studio album tagged Mi herencia, mi sangre (2021). Below is a quick rundown of her songs
- Los busque – (2015)
- Triste recuerdo – (2016)
- Un ratio – (2019)
- Quiero verte bailer – (2019)
- Un beso a medias – (2020) With El Bebeto and Vincent Fernandez Jnr
- Tik tik tik – (2021) With Aaron y su Grupo Ilusion
- No voy a IIorar – (2021)
- Me vale – (2021)
- En today la chapa – (2021)
- Asi es la vida – (2021)
- Amor ilegal – (2021)
- Amigos (2021)
7. Majo Aguilar has released 2 extended plays
Aguilar released her first extended play (EP) record titled Tributo in 2017. The EP has cover versions of her grandmother’s signature songs like Cielo rojo and Cruz de olvido. She also did some covers of her grandfather’s songs. These include Triste Recuerdo and Albur de amor. Only Alas and Extrano were the original songs she featured in her 2017 EP.
Her second extended play was released in November 2019 and she titled it Soy which means “I Am” in English. It had a total of six songs across different music genres like pop, and tropical. It featured songs Quiero verte bailar and Un ratio.
8. She is a defender of the traditional Mexican music
Mexico like many other countries has its own style and unique rhythm of the music. Unfortunately with the passage of times and seasons, some of the original traditional ways patterns of music keep changing. Mojo has in view of this offered herself as a defender of traditional Mexican music.
She is famously known for Ranchera; a genre of traditional Mexican music that transcends the years of the Mexican Revolution.
9. Does she have any hobbies?
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Away from music, Majo is a staunch lover of animals like pet dogs cats, and horses. She also loves to hang out and capture good moments and sceneries with her lenses
10. What is her net worth?
Majo Aguilar is believed to have a projected net worth of over $1, million from her music career. This figure is however expected to go higher in the next few years given the exploits she is already making in the Mexican music world.
