Mr. Amigo Association Lays Another Egg, Back to Back Debacles

By Diego Garcia III | Editor of The Brownsville Beacon

 The Mr. Amigo Association seems to be following their new annual tradition — turning an annual tradition that has been running for over half a century into a trainwreck.

 According to an article written by Juan Montoya and published on El Rrun Rrun, former MAA president Arturo Trevino submitted his resignation from the organization citing differences between the former president and current leadership.

 Further controversy surrounds the organization as rumors are beginning to circulate saying this year's Mr. Amigo, boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez will mirror last year's Mr. Amigo and skip many of the public events, including the Grand International Parade.

 Montoya goes on to report tens of thousands of dollars are being spent to indulge Chavez, including the rental of a private jet to fly Chavez and his entourage from California to Brownsville. 

 Maybe this kind of internal struggle and power-play has always happened within the leadership of the Mr. Amigo Association, and it is only now beginning to show with all the social media pages and blogs reporting on the matter. Maybe it would be better if we didn't have a look into how the sausage is made, but you can't unsee what you've seen.

 The Mr. Amigo Association is proving to be another group of elitists who seem to care more about their lavish gala and spending large amounts of money to wine and dine its members without offering a whole lot to the community in return.

 If Chavez decides to attend the fancy events and deny us commoners an opportunity to witness him appear in the parade, perhaps the Mr. Amigo Association needs to be completely revamped and have its executive board staffed by members of the community rather than members of the elite ruling class.

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