I saw Manuel Benitez Perez - El Cordobes - fight in La Monumental, Barcelonas bullring, in the early to mid 60s. Its a spectacle and drama like no other, I loved every minute, a good fight, cant remember how many ears he got. I can still remember all the protocol and procedure that goes with it.
He was top of the bill, there was also some other non entity matador, and the crowd got violent when the Picador half killed the bull before he got to it and had to leave under a barrage of cushions and rotten food.
Totally unacceptable by todays standards, even more so for a 12- 14 year old boy, but glad I saw it.
Last edited by: Zero on Mon 22 Jan 18 at 16:00
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