Jaime Bravo
| Jaime Bravo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 8, 1932 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | February 2, 1970 (aged 37) Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Occupation | Matador, film actor |
| Spouse(s) | Francesca De Scaffa (1957-1957) annulled Ann Robinson (1957–1967) (divorced) 2 children Monica Lindkvist (1967-1970) (his death) (1 child) |
| Children | Jaime, Estefan, Aleco Jaime Bravo |
Jaime Bravo (September 8, 1932 – February 2, 1970) was a Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. Bravo was known for his death-defying style and numerous relationships with various women and Hollywood starlets.
Bravo was born in the infamous Tepito District of México City, to Spanish parents. His way out of the ghetto was as a trapezista (trapeze artist) for a well known Mexican circus. In his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to Cuba, and then on another to Spain, where he learned his art. Bravo took his Alternativa in Valencia, and was later confirmed in Madrid.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Mexico was full of crossover movie stars including Antonio Aguilar, making western films and usually singing in them like a Latin version of Elvis, the scripts groomed to fit his more high-profile career. Gaston Santos, the rejoneador, was also making movies. Wrestlers like Blue Demon, El Santo, Chanoc, Mil Mascaras and Nathaniel Leon had roles in horror films, while bullfighters like Carlos Arruza, Luis Procuna, Manuel Capetillo, and David Liceaga also entered the field. As a bullfighter for many years, Bravo was especially popular with the ladies and border town crowds. In the eyes of some producers, he had the looks and the charm, if not the talent, to achieve screen stardom.
Bravo played a small part in a movie called Call of a Bull, which was available through a California distributor some years ago in both English and Spanish. The film starred Emilio Fernández and a cast of Americans, with the main theme being about a woman wanting to be a bullfighter. Bravo took the role more to see how he looked on the screen.
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