ax aca ▁wins ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Golden ▁Class ical ▁Music ▁Award ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁United ▁States . ▁January ▁ 1 5 : ▁The ▁controvers ial ▁n ude ▁painting ▁of ▁Emil iano ▁Z ap ata , ▁La ▁Revol ución ▁by ▁Fab i án ▁Ch á ire z ▁is ▁purchased ▁by ▁Spanish ▁business person ▁Tat x o ▁Ben et . ▁January ▁ 1 9 : ▁Act ress ▁Y al itza ▁A par icio ▁made ▁a ▁surprise ▁appearance ▁with ▁Chile an ▁singer ▁Mon ▁La fer te ▁while ▁she ▁sang ▁Pl ata ▁ta ▁t á ▁at ▁the ▁Pala cio ▁de ▁los ▁Deport es . ▁A par icio ▁held ▁up ▁a ▁hand - written ▁sign ▁that ▁said , ▁" No ▁es ▁mi ▁color ▁de ▁p iel , ▁mi ▁cl ase ▁social , ▁mi ▁cultura ▁o ▁mi ▁prefer encia ▁sexual ▁lo ▁que ▁determ ina ▁quien ▁so y , ▁son ▁mis ▁val ores ". ▁(" It ▁is ▁not ▁my ▁skin ▁color , ▁my ▁social ▁class , ▁my ▁culture ▁or ▁my ▁sexual ▁preference ▁that ▁determ ines ▁who ▁I ▁am , ▁they ▁are ▁my ▁values ." ▁January ▁ 1 9 - F ebru ary ▁ 1 6 : ▁The ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁b ull f ight ing ▁season ▁at ▁Pla za ▁de ▁Tor os ▁México ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City . ▁January ▁ 2 4 : ▁W riter ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Ar ri aga ▁wins ▁the ▁Premio ▁Alf agu ara ▁de ▁Nov ela ▁for ▁his ▁novel , ▁Sal var ▁el ▁fu ego