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Francis "Frank" Evans (born 18 August 1942) is a British-born matador, the most senior form of bullfighter, known as "El Inglés" (The Englishman.) He is reputed to be the only British bullfighter currently working professionally. He now holds Spanish citizenship. [1]
Barnaby Conrad, Jr. (March 27, 1922 – February 12, 2013) [1] was an American artist, author, nightclub proprietor, matador and boxer. [2] Born in San Francisco, California, to an affluent family, Conrad was raised in Hillsborough.
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 bull is released into the ring, where he is tested for ferocity by the matador and banderilleros with the magenta and gold capote ("cape"). This is the first stage, the tercio de varas ("the lancing third"). The matador confronts the bull with the capote, performing a series of passes and observing the behavior and quirks of the bull.
Paco Pedro, regarded as the world's greatest matador and seducer, has appeared in three short films to date; Raul Bourneau, minor character in Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu's classic novel Fecioarele despletite (The Disheveled Maidens) El Gargo, a bullfighter doppelgänger of Gargamel apperearing in The Smurfs’ episode "Papa Loses His Patience".
Rafael Gómez Ortega, (1882 – 1960) also known as El Gallo ("the rooster") was an early twentieth century bullfighter.He came from a family of famous bullfighters, including his matador father, Fernando Gómez García and matador younger brother, José Gómez Ortega.
And suddenly you spot it: a box of Hummels, the collectible figurines that debuted in 1935 based on the illustrations of one Maria Innocentia Hummel, a German nun.
She never advanced from the apprentice rank of novillera as no male matador would sponsor her to do so. [1] In 1962, she fought her last bull in San Antonio, Texas. [1] McCormick authored her autobiography, Lady Bullfighter, in 1954.