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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). A song titled "El Cordobés" was performed by the Norwegian rap artist Diaz.
Manuel Benitez was the illegitimate son of the internationally famous bullfighter Manuel Benitez, known as "El Cordobés" (not to be confused with the younger bullfighter with the same name who claimed to be El Cordobés' illegitimate son-known in bullfighting circles as "The Pretender").
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 ...
Name Occupation Place of birth Date of birth Date of death Juan Belmonte: Bullfighter: Seville: 1892: 1962 Manuel Benítez, a.k.a. El Cordobés Bullfighter: Palma del Río
A tribute to him in El Mundo had more to say about him: José Martínez Limeño cut a splendid figure as a bullfighter. Tall, elegant, he was the manly archetype of the unmistakable personality of a bullfighter and, after his retirement, he was recognized walking around Seville or his native Sanlúcar.
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However, he reappeared in March 1966 in Lisbon and in Marbella on 3 April of that year with Paco Camino and El Cordobés. After a very serious injury in 1970, he permanently retired and married his fiancée, Lolita Casado. [4] After his retirement, he moved to Paris. [5] Mondeño died in Sanlúcar la Mayor on 5 January 2023, at the age of 88. [6]
Bech died from internal injuries including head trauma hours after the attack, his sister said. “Happy new year” was the last text message he sent to a family group chat, at 1:30 a.m.