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José Luis Vázquez Garcés (Spanish: [xoˈse ˈlwiz ˈβaθkeθ ɣaɾˈθes]; 21 December 1921 – 19 May 2013), [3] better known as Pepe Luis Vázquez (Spanish:), the same name that his son would later use professionally, was a Spanish bullfighter, considered one of 20th-century bullfighting's most significant figures.
Pasillo (English: little step, hallway or aisle) is an Ecuadorean and Colombian genre of music popular in the territories that composed the 19th century Viceroyalty of New Granada: Born in the Andes during the independence wars, it spread to other areas; especially Ecuador (where it is considered the national musical style) and, to a lesser extent, the mountainous regions of Venezuela and Panama.
José Cubero Sánchez (Spanish: [xoˈse kuˈβeɾo ˈsantʃeθ]; 16 April 1964 – 30 August 1985), known as el Yiyo, was a Spanish bullfighter. He died at the age of 21 during a bullfight at the bullring in Colmenar Viejo when a bull named Burlero gored him in the heart.
Afternoons of Solitude (Spanish: Tardes de soledad) is a 2024 documentary film directed by Albert Serra dealing with the world of bullfighting. The film world premiered in September 2024 at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival , where it won the Golden Shell .
Colombia’s congress voted Tuesday to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious blow to a centuries-old tradition that has inspired famous songs and novels but has become ...
Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega (Spanish: [xoaˈkin roðˈɾiɣeθ oɾˈteɣa]; 17 February 1903 – 1 January 1984), [4] professionally known as Cagancho (Spanish: [kaˈɣantʃo]), was a Spanish bullfighter much of whose career was spent in Mexico, although he did sometimes perform in his native Spain, and one of his performances there, in Almagro, Ciudad Real in 1927 even gave rise to a now well ...
With protesters outside a full arena, bullfights resumed in Mexico City on Sunday after the country’s highest court temporarily revoked a local ruling that sided with animal rights defenders and ...
Among bullfighting aficionados, the Bienvenida dynasty has been one of the most glorious in tauromachy's history. It was founded by Manuel Mejías Rapela Bienvenida, nicknamed "El Papa Negro" ("The Black Pope"), itself a nickname for the superior general of the Society of Jesus , and in this case, it was meant to distinguish him from the head ...