Background
Don Armando (Sonny) Bonilla was born and raised in East Harlem, New York City, the eldest sibling of a family composed of five sons of a Puerto Rican father and a Colombian mother.
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After completing a tour of duty with the United States Air Force, he graduated from New York University with a Bachelor"s Degree in Computer Science, and later he acquired a Master"s Degree from Columbia University.
Career
Bonilla was also a percussionist with Doctor Buzzard"s Original Savannah Band. Another brother, Nestor is also a professional percussionsist. He wrote a treatment for a sitcom called "Cowboy Tito" while living in Hollywood and was producing a musical called "The Love of a Jukebox Hero".
He co-wrote "Mambo Queen" with Los Angeles composer Aaron Loo.
The Second Avenue Rhumba Band"s song, "Goin" to a Showdown," and " " was featured in the 1980 horror film Maniac.
