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A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting.
matador, in bullfighting, the principal performer who works the capes and usually dispatches the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Though most bullfighters have been men, women bullfighters have participated in the spectacle for centuries.
Mar 9, 2024 · MEXICO CITY — Hilda Tenorio feels at home in Plaza México, the world's largest bullfighting arena, approaching an angry bull that outweighs her by some 1,000 pounds. It is her 17th appearance...
May 23, 2024 · Bullfighting, the national spectacle of Spain and many Spanish-speaking countries, in which a bull is ceremoniously fought in a sand arena by a matador and usually killed. Bullfighting is also popular in Portugal and southern France, though in the former, where the bull is engaged by a bullfighter.
Bullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations.
Oct 15, 2021 · Fred Renk, a 81-year-old former amateur bullfighter, recruits young, aspiring bullfighters from Mexico to perform at exhibition bullfights on his ranch in south Texas called La Querencia.
Feb 1, 2024 · A Fight Over Its Future Goes On. After a nearly two-year ban, a legal ruling brought bullfights back to La Plaza México in Mexico City. But the fight continues after a federal judge again stopped...
Dec 10, 2022 · FORT WORTH, Texas – Concluding the marathon seven-day Ultimate Bullfighters (UBF) World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, with a monstrous 92.5-point bullfight, Chance Moorman (Lytle, Texas) made history Saturday afternoon, crowned the 2022 UBF World Champion to become the first-ever two-time title holder in the organization’s history.
Jul 10, 2016 · MADRID - A bullfighter was fatally gored in Spain in an eastern town - the first professional matador to be killed in the ring in more than three decades. Victor Barrio, 29, was pronounced dead...
By the 18th century, bullfighting’s popularity had grown sufficiently to make bull breeding financially profitable, and herds were bred for specific characteristics. In fact, many of the royal houses of Europe competed to present the fiercest specimens in the ring.
