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A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting.
Jul 23, 2024 · Caqueza became a professional matador five years ago by taunting a fully grown bull for about 20 minutes and killing it with his sword, in a ceremony known as the Alternativa. Now, the 33-year-old says he will struggle to make a living as a bullfighter, but vows to do his best to stay in the centuries-old tradition.
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.
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...
Jul 4, 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.
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...
Jan 9, 2024 · Days after Mexico’s Supreme Court lifted a suspension on bullfights in the world’s largest bullring, a young bullfighter practiced his steps and waved his cape in front of a bull’s head mounted on a wheeled cart.
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...
Jul 23, 2024 · Colombian bullfighter Sebastian Caqueza, 33, center, trains the the bullring in Choachi, Colombia, Saturday, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Jul 4, 2024 · For 600 years the bullfighting spectacle consisted of a mounted aristocrat armed with a lance. During the reign of Philip IV (1621–65), the lance was discarded in favour of the rejoncillo (short spear), and leg armour was introduced to protect the mounted bullfighters.
