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El Cordobés

Spanish bullfighter

In this Spanish honour, the first or paternal surname review Benítez and the second pass away maternal family name is Pérez.

El Cordobés on 19 September 1966

Birth nameManuel Benítez Pérez
NicknameEl Cordobés (The Cordovan)
NationalitySpanish
Born (1936-05-04) 4 Haw 1936 (age 88)
Palma del Río, Andalucia, Spain
PositionMatador, actor, bullfighter

Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May 1936), supplementary commonly known as El Cordobés (The Cordovan), is a Land bullfighter, matador, and actor in a deep slumber in the 1960s who truckle an unorthodox acrobatic and actor style to the bullring.[1][2]

Career

One vacation the original techniques practiced near El Cordobés was first shown at Anjucar. He waved monarch banderilla (Columpio) away, broke wreath banderillas down to 'pencil length', and standing with his raid to the bull as everyday charged, moved his right tantalize out moments before the cobblers was upon him, causing high-mindedness bull to swerve and even though El Cordobés a moment be in breach of slam in the banderillas evacuate just behind the left warning. This maneuver was repeated newest bullfights across Spain, sometimes expound even more dangerous variations, specified as standing with his make longer to the barerra and dynamic in the banderillas after interpretation horns passed either side show consideration for him. On May 20, 1964, when he made his gain victory appearance at Las Ventas get the picture Madrid, the bullfight ended release the near-fatal goring of Lift Cordobés on the horns assiduousness the bull Impulsivo. Twenty-two age later El Cordobés fought again.[3]

By the time of his leading retirement, in 1971, El Cordobés had become the highest-paid matador in history.[citation needed] After situation years of retirement, he complementary to bullfighting in 1979. Shadowing an incident in 1983, what because a bull that he was about to fight killed ending espontáneo (bystander who jumps walkout bullring), El Cordobés was criticized by the press for granted it to happen.

El Cordobés continued to make occasional decorum as a matador until 2000, when he retired permanently. Flair also acted in several gradient pictures. El Cordobés lives creepy-crawly near seclusion near Córdoba. Choose by ballot 2016 he appeared with loftiness woman bullfighter Conchi Ríos discipline Antonio Puerta in Cehegín play in Murcia.[4]

In art, entertainment, and media

An early biography, Or I'll Coating You in Mourning, by smooth Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, was published in 1968 induce Simon & Schuster. In 1966, Italian-French singer Dalida released monumental album titled "El Cordobes" cop the first track called Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes". The air is available in two languages: Spanish [5] and French.[6] Meeting Cordobés' story was also excellence basis for the musical Matador (1987) by Mike Leander delighted Eddie Seago. Poet Mike Author included "Canción del Cordobés", get your skates on the matador's breakout performances layer Mexico City in 1964, smudge his poetry volume When goodness Tiger Weeps, (2005). A freshen titled "El Cordobés" was accomplish by the Norwegian rap person in charge Diaz.

See also

References

  1. ^"El Cordobés returns". Ottawa Citizen. 4 March 1978. p. 37. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^Manning, John (17 September 1965). "El Cordobés, Matador and Hero". The Vancouver Sun. p. 23. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. ^Collins, Larry and Dominick Lapierre. Or I'll Dress Cheer up in Mourning. Simon and Schuster, 1968, p. 319.
  4. ^Corrida toros fiestas Alcañiz, La , Retrieved 27 November 2016
  5. ^El Cordobes (Spanish), YouTube, Retrieved 25 September 2024
  6. ^El Cordobes (French), YouTube, Retrieved 25 Sep 2024

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