His popular songs include "El Porompompero" (1962), "Mi carro" (1969), "La minifalda", and "Y viva España".

Early in Escobar's life, his father left the family tradition of farming to devote himself to hospitality and culture.

Antonio then met a retired teacher who had lost his family in the Spanish Civil War.

In 1962, he rose to fame with Canciones del Maestro Solano, his debut in Madrid and Barcelona, and the premiere of the movie filmed in the town of Arcos de la Frontera (Cádiz): Los Guerrilleros.

Even after 1965, when the copla genre's popularity was in decline, Escobar topped record sales lists, and was one of the few artists who had his own company and show.