They lived in a house in Mexico City's Lindavista neighborhood. The couple separated and began divorce proceedings in 1958. Flor Silvestre's third and last husband was singer and actor Antonio Aguilar, who died in 2007. He was the love of her life. They first met in 1950 when he was invited to sing on her program Increíble pero cierto at the Verde y Oro studio of radio station XEW in Mexico City. In 1955, they made their first film together, La huella del chacal, but their relationship began when they made the film El rayo de Sinaloa in 1957. They married in 1959 (or 1960, according to some sources) and had two sons who also became singers and actors, Antonio "Toño" Aguilar and José "Pepe" Aguilar. Aguilar built her a spacious home and ranch, El Soyate, northeast of Tayahua, Zacatecas. On 28 February 2012, Flor Silvestre underwent surgery to extirpate the cancer-stricken half of her right lung. She responded well to the surgery. Death Flor Silvestre died on 25 November 2020, on her estate in "El Soyate" Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico. She died of natural causes. Awards and honors Flor Silvestre received many awards and honors throughout her career. She has her handprints in the Plaza de las Estrellas (the Mexican equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame). In 1966, Musart Records awarded her The Golden Clover (known as Trébol de Oro in Spanish) for being one of the label's best-selling artists in 1965. In 1970, Musart Records awarded her another Golden Clover for being one of the label's best-selling artists in 1969. In 1972, she won the Record World Award for Best Mexican Actress-Singer. In 2001, the National Association of Actors awarded her the Eduardo Arozamena Medal for her 50-year career. In 2008, she was the grand marshal of the Comité Mexicano Cívico Patriótico's Mexican Independence Parade in Los Angeles, California. In 2010, the twenty-first edition of the World Mariachi Day (Día Mundial del Mariachi) awarded her the Pedro Infante Medal for her "outstanding work and dissemination of Mexican music". In 2012, the Confederation of Livestock Organizations awarded her a "bull sculpture" for her contribution to Mexican culture. In 2013, the Association of Mexican Cinema Journalists awarded her the Special Silver Goddess for her career. Mexican actor Ignacio López Tarso presented her with the award and said: "For me it is a great honor and personal satisfaction to give you