El Cordobés

Manuel Ben?tez P?rez, born 4th May 1936 (probable date) in Palma del R?o near C?rdoba is known as El Cordobés, the famous matador of the 1960s, who brought to the bullring an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style, totally indifferent to his own safety. Born into abject poverty in a village near C?rdoba, all but illiterate, a teenager who had some minor brushes with the law, a construction-worker who was still dreaming at 23 of being a bullfighter, an age when many great matadors were at their peak, he became a national idol. By the time he retired in 1971, he had become the highest-paid matador in history.

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A well-paced hagiography by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre Or I'll Dress You in Mourning : The Story of El Cordobes and the New Spain He Stands For (1968) gives a sense of the adulation he inspired.

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El Cordobés lives in seclusion near C?rdoba.

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The story of El Cordobés is the basis for the musical Matador (1987) by Mike Leander and Edward Seago.

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Matador: A matador ("killer") is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries. Also known as the torero (roughly "bull handler"), he or she is the person who taunts and finally kills the bull. The role is also called toreador in English (and in Bizet's opera Carmen...

El Cordobés related Images and Photos (experimental)

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