Ernesto Aguirre Jr was born on Jan 24, 1971 to parents Sylvia Franco Carlos and Ernesto Aguirre. He had siblings Sylvia Aguirre, Luis Roberto Aguirre, Hector Aguirre, and Catalina Aguirre.
He was a student of Jefferson High School (El Paso, Texas, USA) and later went on to attend El Paso Community College. Ernesto served in the US Army and attained the rank of SPC. He served in the Persian Gulf.
Ernesto was married to Ruby Martinez and they had children Ernesto Aguirre III and Jazmine Aguirre.