At just 20 years old, Ángela Aguilar received the Musical Dynasty Award at the 2024 Billboard Latin Women in Music gala for continuing the legacy of an iconic family in Mexican music that includes her father, Pepe Aguilar, and her grandparents, Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre.
After a beautiful rendition of her father's old song, 'Me Vas a Extrañar', accompanied only by Arthur Hanlon's piano, the Mexican star – in a romantic and floaty white dress with blue flowers – was surprised by her dad, who from Japan sent a video message expressing the great pride he feels for his daughter.
“Many thoughts come to my mind from when she was little, two and a half years old when I began to train her, I began to teach her how to sing, when I began to teach her the art that my parents taught me and which I am sure she will follow as I've followed it too,” said Pepe Aguilar. “I think they are people who lead and continue to lead the Aguilar dynasty, like her brother [Leonardo], in a very dignified way. Congratulations daughter.”
Excited and mature beyond her years, Angela expressed a sense of “great relief and great privilege” to be part of a family that has already experienced everything she is about to experience.
“I feel like I'm being grabbed and hugged and taken care of and led down the right path. And not only with words but also with actions,” he expressed in wonder. “With my grandmother I learned to be a good woman, with my mother I learned to always express myself. My father taught me that what you can't say in words you can sing. I am very grateful to be able to receive this because I know this is not because of me, but because of generations of neck sweat, sleepless nights and tunes.
“More than anything, I want to thank the people who have supported me, because between this great legacy and this great name, I'm still trying to find who I am in the midst of it all,” she concluded.
In its second annual edition, Billboard Mujeres en la Música also honored Karol G as Woman of the Year, Gloria Estefan as Legend, La India as Pioneer, Ángela Aguilar with the Musical Dynasty Award, Camila Cabello with the Global Award Impact, Kany García as Spirit of Change and Kali Uchis as Rising Star.
Except for the air Telemundo on Sunday, the ceremony is also available on the Telemundo app and Peacock.
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