Singer Pepe Aguilar coming to Kent on Aug. 7

Latin music singer Pepe Aguilar will bring his show of singing with orchestra, mariachi and bands at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7 to the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Latin music singer Pepe Aguilar will bring his show of singing with orchestra, mariachi and bands at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7 to the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Pepe’s two children Angela and Leonardo will be his special guests opening the show singing some of their grandparents’ greatest hits. Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre are two icons in the genre of Mexican Ranchero music.

Tickets are $159 for VIP, $139 for floor, $109 for premium, $89 for reserved and $69 for view. For tickets, go to showarecenter.com.

Pepe is considered by critics of all major newspapers and magazines in the United States as a real star of Latin music. Pepe has garnered an impressive amount of awards: six Grammys and three Latin Grammys, 13 Univision Lo Nuestro Awards – including the coveted “Excellence Award.”

He also has received several Latin Billboard awards, including a special recognition for his musical legacy. Fifteen of his recordings have reached the top of the Billboard charts. In 2012, Pepe received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood alongside numerous celebrities.