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Born. ( 1936-05-04) 4 May 1936 (age 88) Palma del Río, Andalusia, Spain. Sport. Position. Matador, actor, bullfighter. Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May 1936), more commonly known as El Cordobés (The Cordovan ), is a Spanish bullfighter, matador, and actor active in the 1960s who brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style to the ...
El Cordobés (born May 4, 1936?, Palma del Río, Córdoba, Spain) was a Spanish bullfighter, the most highly paid torero in history. The crudity of his technique was offset by his exceptional reflexes, courage (sometimes considered total indifference to his own safety), and crowd appeal.
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Manuel Benítez Pérez, conocido como el Cordobés (Palma del Río, Córdoba, 4 de mayo de 1936), es un torero español. De origen humilde, logró convertirse en uno de los más afamados representantes de la tauromaquia internacional y es considerado uno de los iconos de la década de los sesenta.
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Nov 24, 2019 · Documental Sobre Manuel Benitéz el "Cordobés" sus inicios y tambien sus polemicas.#ManuelBenítezelCordobés #Historia
Manuel Benitez was the illegitimate son of the internationally famous bullfighter Manuel Benitez, known as "El Cordobés" (not to be confused with the younger bullfighter with the same name who claimed to be El Cordobés' illegitimate son-known in bullfighting circles as "The Pretender").
views 3,314,973 updated. El Cordobés (ĕl kōrdōvās´), 1936?–, Spanish bullfighter, b. Manuel Benítez Pérez. The predominant matador of the 1960s, he brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style to the ring, working very close to the bull's horns, and became a national idol.
Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre. The story of El Cordobes, the matador who rose to fame in Spain in the early 1960's. Perhaps one of the best biographies I have ever read, this book tells the story of the fabled Spanish bullfighter Manuel Benitez “El Cordobes”!
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