Rafael Manzanares Aguilar typical folk dance with a jocular character is "El Zopilote", inspired by flying and walking characteristics of the buzzard, commonly seen in Honduras. This dance was compiled by Professor Manzanares in the city of Yuscarán, department of El Paraiso, and it was choreographed and initially interpreted by the Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas. In 1997 Rafael Manzanares was the Liberal Party mayoral candidate for Tegucigalpa, in an election that he lost to the National Party Candidate, Doctor Cesar Castellanos Madrid. In 1998, during the presidential administration of Carlos Roberto Flores, he was appointed minister of the Secretary of State for
Berta Serra Manzanares Terrassa, Barcelona Berta Serra Manzanares Berta Serra Manzanares she born 1958 (60 years) is a Spanish poet and novelist. She was born in Rubí, Barcelona and studied Hispanic philology at the University of Barcelona. She published several volumes of poetry in the 1990s. Turning to fiction, she was nominated for the Premio Herralde for her debut novel "El otro lado del mundo". Her second novel was called "El oeste más lejano". Her most recent novel "Los ojos del huracán" is centred on the slave trade in colonial Cuba. She lives in Terrassa and teaches Spanish language and literature at IES