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A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. Torero (Spanish:) or toureiro (Portuguese: [toˈɾɐjɾu]), both from Latin taurarius, are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter, and describe all the performers in the activity of bullfighting as practised in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, France, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and other countries influenced ...
The red colour of the cape is a matter of tradition – bulls are color blind. The movement of the cape is what irritates bulls; the colour by itself has the purpose of masking blood stains. [34] The faena is the entire performance combined with the muleta, which is usually broken down into a series of tandas (episodes).
A banderillero is a type of barbed stick used by a torero or toreador "Banderilla" (in the English language) most often refers to the colorfully decorated and barbed sticks used in bullfighting, as illustrated on this page; A banderilla is a type of Spanish tapa (appetizer) mounted on a wooden skewer; In Mexico, a corn dog is known as a banderilla
The Penitentes, dressed in tunics and a cape, march together in the procession along with the chariots and other people wearing traditional and formal clothing [4] During the bullfighting celebration, the Banderillero entertains the bull and plays with it, meanwhile a Picador (Lancer) enters the spectacle. The Picador is riding a horse and ...
José María Dols Samper (Spanish: [xoˈse maˈɾia ˈðols samˈpeɾ]; born 3 January 1982), also known professionally as José Mari Manzanares hijo (Spanish: [xoˈse ˈmaɾi manθaˈnaɾes ˈixo]) [note 1] is a Spanish bullfighter and model.
Chicuelo was the son of a matador of that same name who had been dead some years from tuberculosis. He was reared, trained and launched and managed as a matador by his uncle, Zocato, who had been a banderillero of the old school and was a good business man and a heavy drinker.
The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March or March of the Toreadors, is the popular name for the aria " Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("I return your toast to you"), from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
El Fandi (born David Fandila Marín in Granada, Spain) is statistically one of the most skilled matadors in the world.. El Fandi was a member of Spain's national skiing team in his teenage years; however, there was a history of bullfighting in his family, and he had always loved bullfighting.