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  2. Bullfighter - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Bullfighting - Wikipedia

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    The ban was lifted in 1921, but in 1928 a law was passed that forbade the killing of the bull during a fight. In practice, bulls still frequently die after a fight from their injuries or by being slaughtered by a butcher. [147] In 2001, matador Pedrito de Portugal controversially killed a bull at the end of a fight after spectators encouraged ...

  4. Spanish-style bullfighting - Wikipedia

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    The most common bull used is the Spanish Fighting Bull (Toro Bravo), a type of cattle native to the Iberian Peninsula. This style of bullfighting is seen to be both a sport and performance art. The red colour of the cape is a matter of tradition – bulls are color blind. They attack moving objects; the brightly-colored cape is used to mask ...

  5. Bullfighting resumes in Mexico City before a full crowd while ...

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    The first bullfighter to enter the ring was the renowned Mexican matador Joselito Adame, with thousands of people cheering the return of “fiesta brava,” as bullfighting is also known in Spanish.

  6. Matador under fire for holding his 5-month-old baby while ...

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    Francisco Rivera Ordonez is in hot water after he shared a photo of himself fighting a bull while holding his little girl. Matador under fire for holding his 5-month-old baby while fighting a bull ...

  7. Spanish Fighting Bull - Wikipedia

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    A Miura bull charges at matador El Fandi at the Seville bullring The Miura is a line within the Spanish Fighting Bull bred at the Ganadería Miura in the province of Seville , in Andalucia . The ranch ( 37°35′47″N 5°28′41″W  /  37.59637°N 5.47804°W  / 37.59637; -5.47804 ) is known for producing large and difficult fighting

  8. Frank Evans (bullfighter) - Wikipedia

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    By 1979 he was fighting again professionally. Noticing that although Evans was not highly ranked, he was drawing large crowds, the owner of the Benalmádena ring began to give Evans regular bookings. [4] By 1991 he achieved matador status. In 2003 he was ranked number 63 in the world, out of some 10,000 bullfighters. [6]

  9. Barnaby Conrad - Wikipedia

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    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.