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Manolete (mänōlā`tā), 1917–47, Spanish matador, b. Córdoba. Christened Manuel Rodríguez y Sánchez, he was the son and grandson of matadors, who both also had the nickname Manolete. In 1939 at Seville he received his alternativa (i.e., became a full-fledged matador), which was confirmed at Madrid the same year. For eight years (1940–47) he was the top matador in the world, rivaled only by Pepe Luis Vásquez and Domingo Ortega at the beginning and by Carlos Arruza and Dominguín at the end. Manolete was fatally gored in a corrida at Linares, Spain, on Aug. 28, 1947.
BibliographySee his autobiography, My Life as a Matador (tr. by B. Conrad, 1956); B. Conrad, The Death of Manolete (1958). Manolete original name Manuel Rodriguez y S?nchez. 1917--47, Spanish bullfighter How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His special guest is Manolete, who taught many dancers including New York's own La Conja. None of this happened, except for the death of Manolete, but the river and the hooker offered a way for me to explore these dialectics. In 1951, Lee Shubert, owner of the Shubert Theaters, noticed Greco in a film, Manolete, and offered him a six-month contract to appear in Shubert's U. |
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