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...ctico (practicing fan), Plaza had fought bulls as an amateur in Ecuador. Now a non-practicing fan, he sat in a jeep on rolling fields, to watch the artful passes at the young beasts made by his old friend of the cape, Jesus ("Chucho") Solorzano. Leathery Bullfighter Juan Silveti rolled up, slapped the President on the back, roared: "How's it going, Plaza old boy?" Plaza grinned. "I have a lot of friends in Mexico," he beamed, "who are bound to me by the craziness of bullfights." Later, there was an informal buffet supper, where Ecuador's President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Among Bulls & Bosses | 7/16/1951 | See Source »

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