Word: matadores
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...Death is, as we all know, a part of life. But it’s one that would ideally be met with acceptance and reverence—and there’s something carnival-like about the atmosphere of a bullfight that comes across stronger than any reverence the matador may feel toward the bull...
...Andrés Moreno, a former matador who now raises bulls, is among those convinced that TVE's decision is just the latest unwarranted attack on this venerable national tradition. "TVE is television for all Spaniards," he argues. "It has a responsibility to show what Spaniards want. And the majority of us support bullfighting...
...station also may be heeding simple economic realities. The cost of broadcasting rights has risen dramatically, and in recent years pay-cable powerhouse Digital Plus has monopolized high-profile fights like famed matador José Tomás' return to the ring in June after a five-year retirement. Regional stations have staked their claims as well, airing local fights most summer weekends...
...clad in Spanish-like garb, the room went silent. The pair strikes their first pose and when Juan and Gennaro’s “España Cañí” starts playing, they begin a paso doble. With the man moving as the matador and the woman flowing as his red cape, the two weave a passionate dance of give and take, push and pull. It ends with a stellar lift as he raises her above his shoulders while her body is contorted into a ring-like shape, releases her so that she free...
...Harry Callahan. Still, these images are striking in their clarity and sophistication, and retain the mark of Clergue’s individuality. Downstairs, among throngs of nudes, one wall of the showroom hosts several of Clergue’s epic photographs of El Cordobés, the dauntless Andalusian matador. “Danseuse aux Affiches,” from his eerie series of young itinerant circus performers entitled “Saltimbanques,” hangs on the same wall. Sadly, it is the only print from “Saltimbanques,” and its quiet innocence...