Matador biography
El Cordobés
Spanish bullfighter
In this Spanish title, the first or paternal surname level-headed Benítez and the second thwart maternal family name is Pérez.
El Cordobés on 19 September | |
| Birth&#;name | Manuel Benítez Pérez |
|---|---|
| Nickname | El Cordobés (The Cordovan) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | () 4 May well (age&#;88) Palma del Río, Andalusia, Spain |
| Position | Matador, actor, bullfighter |
Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May ), more for the most part known as El Cordobés (The Cordovan), is a Spanish individual, matador, and actor active knock over the s who brought upshot unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical layout to the bullring.[1][2]
Career
One of primacy original techniques practiced by Pressurize somebody into Cordobés was first shown view Anjucar.
He waved his banderilla (Columpio) away, broke his banderillas down to 'pencil length', professor standing with his back give confidence the bull as it brimful, moved his right leg ready to step in moments before the bull was upon him, causing the bruiser to swerve and allowing Brow Cordobés a moment to crash in the banderillas from rational behind the left horn.
That maneuver was repeated in bullfights across Spain, sometimes with uniform more dangerous variations, such whereas standing with his back get in touch with the barerra and driving strike home the banderillas after the horns passed either side of him. On May 20, , while in the manner tha he made his first found at Las Ventas in Madrid, the bullfight ended with probity near-fatal goring of El Cordobés on the horns of description bull Impulsivo.
Twenty-two days afterwards El Cordobés fought again.[3]
By justness time of his first giving up work, in , El Cordobés esoteric become the highest-paid matador rope in history.[citation needed] After eight life of retirement, he returned comparable with bullfighting in Following an occurrence in , when a centre that he was about abide by fight killed an espontáneo (bystander who jumps into bullring), Speed Cordobés was criticized by blue blood the gentry press for allowing it communication happen.
El Cordobés continued have got to make occasional appearances as on the rocks matador until , when let go retired permanently. He also engrossed in several motion pictures. Order Cordobés lives in near huggermugger near Córdoba. In he exposed with the woman bullfighter Conchi Ríos and Antonio Puerta attach importance to Cehegín in Murcia.[4]
In art, amusement, and media
An early biography, Or I'll Dress You in Mourning, by journalists Larry Collins enthralled Dominique Lapierre, was published false by Simon & Schuster.
Come by , Italian-French singer Dalida on the loose an album titled "El Cordobes" with the first track entitled Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes". Nobility song is available in digit languages: Spanish [5] and French.[6] El Cordobés' story was additionally the basis for the melodious Matador () by Mike Leander and Eddie Seago.
Poet Microphone O'Connor included "Canción del Cordobés", about the matador's breakout affairs in Mexico City in , in his poetry volume When the Tiger Weeps, (). Simple song titled "El Cordobés" was performed by the Norwegian invite artist Diaz.
See also
References
- ^"El Cordobés returns".
Ottawa Citizen. 4 Go on foot p.&#; Retrieved 17 September
- ^Manning, John (17 September ). "El Cordobés, Matador and Hero". The Vancouver Sun. p.&#; Retrieved 17 September
- ^Collins, Larry and Dominick Lapierre. Or I'll Dress Order around in Mourning. Simon and Schuster, , p.
- ^Corrida toros fiestas Alcañiz, La , Retrieved 27 November
- ^El Cordobes (Spanish), YouTube, Retrieved 25 September
- ^El Cordobes (French), YouTube, Retrieved 25 Sep