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
Carmelo Lauría Lesseur Carmelo Lauría Lesseur Carmelo Antonio Lauría Lesseur (24 August 1936 – 29 November 2010) was a Venezuelan businessman, lawyer and politician. He served in several ministerial positions for Carlos Andrés Pérez, and was Secretary of the Presidency for Jaime Lusinchi from 1985 to 1988, and Governor of the Federal District (1984-5). He also served as President of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies. Among other business positions he was Director of Banco Central de Venezuela and President of Banco de Venezuela, and a board member of Sidor. Lauría was said to be one of the "Twelve Apostles", a group of Venezuelan