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
Rafael Manzanares Aguilar of Honduras. This initiative now includes 50 schools in the capital and more than 700 in the entire country. Rafael Manzanares is remembered in Honduras as a composer. He is the author of the lyrics and music of themes such as "Conozca Honduras", which describes the country and its people, "Ciudad de San Pedro Sula", "Ciudad de La Esperanza", "Ojojona", "Danlí", among others. Many of his romantic titles have been recorded and disseminated throughout Central America. Rafael Manzanares is particularly noted for investigating folk dances in the communities in which they originated and recording the dress, music and choreography. A