Jaime Bravo early training as a "trapezista" saved his life in the bull ring many times. A native of Mexico City, Jaime seldom fought there because he was so popular in border towns like Tijuana. Bravo also had the uncanny knack of utilizing scandal to garner headlines. During an August 1968 "corrida", playing to the tourist crowds of Tijuana, Bravo "requested the animal be spared. This, in turn, was denied, and the torero [Bravo] who refused to kill the bull was escorted to the local jail and fined". Bravo received headlines for his defiance. Only one month earlier, at a July 1968
María Elvia Amaya Araujo María Elvia Amaya Araujo María Elvia Amaya Araujo (27 February 1954 – 8 September 2012) was a Mexican psychologist, philanthropist, and politician affiliated with the PRI. She served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Baja California. She was the daughter of Sergio Amaya Brondo and María Elvia Araujo Montaño. She was married to Jorge Hank Rhon, municipal president of Tijuana from 2004 to 2007 and candidate to the government of Baja California. Hank Rhon is a prominent Mexican businessman. They had nine children: Alejandro, Mara, Rodrigo, Ana Guadalupe, Carlos Andrés, José Mario, María Guadalupe, Nirvana