Bittman "Bimbo" Rivas

Bittman "Bimbo" Rivas was a Puerto Rican Community Activist, Director, Poet, Actor, Playwright and Teacher. He was born November 11, 1939 and died May 21, 1992. He gave the Lower East Side the name "Loisaida"Fact|date=December 2007}. He served in the Air Force of the U.S.A.

Companies he created and/or was a part of;

*THE PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATRE CO., INCNew York, NY US

*The Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit UnionLoisaida NYC, NY US

*Adopt-A-Building IncLoisaida NYC, NY US

*El Bohio Cultural & Community CenterLoisaida NYC, NY US

*Joseph Papp of the Public Theater.New York, NY US

*El Teatro AmbulanteLoisaida NYC, NY US

Nuyorican Poets CaféLoisaida NYC, NY US

www.charasinc.orgLoisaida NYC, NY US

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