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This is a list of female bullfighters who are notably participating, or have in the past participated, in bullfighting. Women in bullfighting has been traced to the sport's earliest renditions in Spain , namely during the late-1700s and early-1800s.
She quit college and debuted as a bullfighter on September 9, 1951 in Juárez. [1] She joined the Matador's Union soon after and began bullfighting as a professional Matadora in January 1952, the first American to do so. [1] Throughout her decade-long career, she fought in 300 corridas throughout Mexico and Venezuela.
It includes bullfighters that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Female bullfighters" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Concepción Cintrón Verrill, also known as Conchita Cintrón or La Diosa de Oro ('The Golden Goddess') [1] (August 9, 1922, in Antofagasta – February 17, 2009, in Lisbon), was a Chile-born Peruvian torera (female bullfighter), perhaps the most famous in the history of bullfighting.
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos (born 20 February 1972) is a Spanish bullfighter who gained prominence during the 1990s for being one of the first female bullfighters. [1] She is the first woman to complete her alternativa in Europe. [1]
Marta Martina García (Spanish: [maˈɾia maɾˈtina ɣaɾˈθia]; 25 July 1814 [1] – 27 July 1882) was a 19th-century Spanish bullfighter known as "Lagartijo mujeril" ("Womanly Lizard") or "La Martina". [2] She dominated all types of bullfighting, and stood out for being one of the few women bullfighters in her time who fought bulls ...
Bette Ford (born Harriet Elizabeth Dingeldein; June 24, 1927) is a retired American actress and model turned professional bullfighter. She was the first American woman to fight on foot in the Plaza México, the world's largest bullfight arena. [1]
The history of female bullfighters participating in Spanish-style bullfighting has been traced to the sport's earliest renditions, namely during the late-1700s and early 1800s. Francisco Goya, an 18th-century Spanish painter, first depicted a female bullfighter in his work La Pajuelera, which featured a woman sparring with a bull on horseback. [47]