Nationality Spanish Debut novillero 1931 Positions Torero | Name Manuel Sanchez Role Bullfighter Alternativa 2 July 1939 | |
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Birth name Manuel Laureano Rodriguez Sanchez Born 4 July 1917 ( 1917-07-04 ) Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain • Place Real Maestranza de Sevilla Parents Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez, Angustias Sanchez Martinez Similar People | ||
Manolete: centenario del nacimiento del torero en Córdoba
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 29 August 1947), better known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.
Contents
- Manolete centenario del nacimiento del torero en Crdoba
- Ashs Bad Play Day Bullfight Manolete si no sabes torear pa que te metes
- Career
- Death
- In popular culture
- Publications
- References
Ash's Bad Play Day - Bullfight: Manolete, si no sabes torear pa que te metes
Career
He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time. His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the suerte de matar — the kill. Manolete's contribution to bullfighting included being able to stand very still while the bull passed close to his body and, rather than giving the passes separately, he was able to remain in one spot and link four or five consecutive passes together into a compact series.
He popularized a pass with the muleta called the "Manoletina," which is normally given just before entering to kill with the sword. In addition to all of the major bullrings of Spain, he had very important triumphs in Plaza Mexico.
Death
He died in August 1947 following a goring in the upper right leg as he killed the fifth bull of the day, the Miura bull Islero, an event that left Spain in a state of shock. Manolete received his fatal goring in the town of Linares where he appeared alongside the up-and-coming matador Luis Miguel Dominguín, who, after Manolete's death, proclaimed himself Number One.
In response to Manolete's death, General Francisco Franco, then dictator of Spain, ordered three days of "national mourning", during which only funeral dirges were heard on the radio.
In popular culture
