# Aurora Castillo

> Aurora Castillo known as "la doña - a title of respect given to her by her largely Latino community - was an American environmentalist and community activist from Los Angeles, California. She co-founded the Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA) in 1984. The MELA organization successfully opposed a planned building of a toxic waste incinerator and state prison in Eastside Los Angeles. Castillo was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1995.

*American environmentalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/aurora-castillo

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1914-01-01
- **Died:** 1998-04-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 22.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Aurora Castillo](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Castillo)
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- [Aurora Castillo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Castillo)
- [Aurora Castillo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Castillo)
- [Aurora Castillo](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Castillo)
- [Aurora Castillo](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Castillo)
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- [Aurora Castillo](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Castillo)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4822508)

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