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
Dionisia Amaya New York. The event was the first of its kind to bring Garifuna people from the United States together to have a political and cultural exchange of resources and establish a large community gathering. Amaya-Bonilla was a founding member of the Federation of Honduran Organizations of New York (FEDOHNY). Amaya-Bonilla was married to Alejandro Bonilla. Amaya-Bonilla died in 2014 in La Ceiba, Honduras, from a stroke. Dionisia Amaya Dionisia Amaya-Bonilla, also known as Mama Nicha, (February 8, 1933 – February 3, 2014) was a teacher and Honduran Garifuna community activist who was the co-founder of Garifuna non-profit organization, MUGAMA, Inc.,