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Manolete died on 29 August 1947, following a fatal goring that occurred in his appearance alongside the up-and-coming matador Luis Miguel Dominguín in the town of Linares. As he killed the fifth bull of the day, the Miura bull Islero, Manolete was gored in his right thigh, in an event that left Spain in a state of shock. The cause of his death ...
The song is available in two languages: Spanish [5] and French. [6] El Cordobés' story was also the basis for the musical Matador (1987) by Mike Leander and Eddie Seago. Poet Mike O'Connor included "Canción del Cordobés", about the matador's breakout performances in Mexico City in 1964, in his poetry volume When the Tiger Weeps, (2005).
Don Flamenco, Spanish boxer and bullfighter in the video game Punch-Out!! Grampa Simpson, in The Simpsons episode "Million Dollar Abie" Lydia González, in 2002 Spanish drama film Talk to her by Pedro Almodovar; Paco Pedro, regarded as the world's greatest matador and seducer, has appeared in three short films to date
Juan Belmonte García (14 April 1892 – 8 April 1962) was a Spanish bullfighter. He fought in a record number of bull fights and was responsible for changing the art of bullfighting. He had minor deformities in his legs which forced him to design new techniques and styles of bullfighting.
José Gómez Ortega (8 May 1895 – 16 May 1920), commonly known as Joselito (Spanish pronunciation:), was a Spanish matador in the early twentieth century. [ 1 ] Younger brother of matador de toros Rafael Gómez Ortega ("El Gallo"), Joselito was considered a child prodigy and was the youngest bullfighter to receive the title of matador de ...
Tinín returned to the ruedo on 5 May 1974, participated in 20 more bullfights, but after rarely receiving contracts, he once again retired after the 1977. In total he cut off 27 ears. He then became an empresa for matadors and novilleros. He moved to Mexico City, but returned to Spain after a few years.
Ignacio Sánchez Mejías (6 June 1891, Seville – 13 August 1934, Madrid) was a Spanish matador. [1] [2]After his death following a goring in the Plaza of Manzanares, he was memorialized by several poets of the Generation of '27, notably by Federico García Lorca in his Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías ("Lament for Ignacio Sánchez Mejías", sometimes translated under the title "Lament for ...
a One ear, both ears, or even both ears and tail are awarded by the crowd during a bullfight to matadors who give an outstanding performance. [7]b Literally meaning "with flying feet", it is a kill in which the matador runs at the bull, instead of letting the bull charge him.