Had one child, daughter Gloria Angélica Aceves Sánchez, with his first wife, Angelina Sánchez.
Had one child, son Miguel Santiago Aceves Martínez, with his second wife, Rita Monterrey.
After many film appearances as a singer and supporting actor, he achieved stardom as Rosita Quintana's leading man in A los cuatro vientos (1955). Quintana considered him her "godchild" and they made several more films together.
At the 1991 Ariel Awards, he sang "Serenata huasteca", "A los cuatro vientos", "Tú y las nubes", and "Rogaciano el huapanguero".