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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 Bullfighter's Suit (Spanish: El traje de luces) is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Edgar Neville and starring José Nieto and José Prada.The film is set in the world of bullfighting and presents a more downbeat view of the sport in contrast to other films of the era that tended to be more celebratory. [1]
José Rivera "Riverita" Pérez (24 February 1947 ― 21 January 2021) was a Spanish bullfighter. He was the brother of Paquirri. Riverita was born in Barbate, Province of Cádiz on 24 February 1947 from the marriage between novillero Antonio Rivera and Agustina Pérez. He debuted in his hometown in 1962. [1]
On the fateful day, he was the fifth bull of the afternoon, and the second for Manolete, at a bullfight in the town of Linares in the province of Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. The bullfighter's manager begged Manolete to finish him off quickly; as the matador reached over the bull's horns, thrusting his estoque (sword) deep up to its hilt, Islero ...
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Manolo Navarro Salido (20 July 1926 – 2 April 2020) was a Spanish matador, dean of the bullfighters.. Navarro was born in Albacete on 20 July 1926. His lighting debut took place in 1942, at the age of 18, in Quintanar de la Orden.
Manolete, also known as The Passion Within in the United Kingdom, Blood and Passion in Canada, and A Matador's Mistress in the United States, [2] is a 2008 biopic of bullfighter Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, better known as "Manolete".
Carlos Arruza (February 17, 1920 – May 20, 1966), born Carlos Ruiz Camino, was one of the most prominent bullfighters of the 20th century. He was known as "El Ciclón" ("the cyclone"). Arruza was born in Mexico to Spanish parents. He began fighting bulls at age 14 in Mexico City, and moved to Spain in 1944.