Etiqueta: bullfighters
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Llegó la Temporada Taurina 2025 a Ciudad Juárez 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
La empresa Espectáculos Monterrey anuncio el de hoy la tempporada Taurina 2025 en Ciudad Juárez, que llega con el firme propósito de fortalecer la identidad cultural de la frontera y proyectarla al mundo. La fiesta brava, más allá de su carácter artístico y tradicional, se ha consolidado como un motor de visibilidad para nuestra ciudad…
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NYT: ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Review: Man Versus Bull.
Albert Serra’s mesmerizing documentary about a bullfighter faithfully depicts a violent tradition and the specter of death that suffuses it. By Nicolas Rapold. Albert Serra’s first documentary feature, “Afternoons of Solitude,” shows the Peruvian-born torero Andrés Roca Rey as he battles bulls in the ring and psychs himself up offstage. The film’s faithful depiction of…
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End of a bullfighting era.
Morante may now retire, weeping like Alexander because there are no more lands to conquer. By Christopher North He looked almost like of one of those Thunderbirds puppets, with jerky, unnatural movements. Usually, when a matador is carried in triumph from the ring, a single man bears him on his shoulders. But Morante de la…
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Juárez’s Plaza de Toros reopens with successful corrida.
I predict that there will be an even bigger crowd on Oct. 18 and at the November corridas. By Morgan Smith. “Look out. You’re going to get your self killed,” the security guards yelled as we scrambled over the coupling between the railroad cars. It was 7 p.m. on Oc. 4 in Juárez an enormous…
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The misleading politicisation of Spanish bullfighting.
By Mark Nayler. Bullfighting is once again in the spotlight in Spain. This time, it’s the focus of a clash between the country’s Socialist-led government and the Fundación del Toro de Lidia (FTL), a non-profit organisation that defends and promotes the practice. The row kicked off last year because bullfighting – known as the ‘corrida…
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The last bullfight? Mexico City weighs a ban.
By Kevin Sieff. The world’s largest bullfighting arena was packed when the matador entered the ring. Forty thousand fans rose from their seats in Plaza Mexico, cheering a spectacle that has changed little since the city hosted its first bullfight to honor Hernán Cortés in 1526. The bull charged at matador Diego San Román. He…
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Will Spanish Bullfighting Survive COVID-19?
 Bullfighter José Maria Manzanares in Sevilla. Coronavirus and changing attitudes threaten the beloved tradition. BY ERIC R. DANTON. It happens every year or two: another news story about the impending demise of bullfighting, a cultural institution at once beloved and vilified in Spain. This time, it’s the pandemic that “could deal a fatal blow”…
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For Spain’s Bullfights, Coronavirus Threatens Fatal Blow.
Pandemic forces cancellation of events already condemned by animal-rights groups. By Giovanni Legorano. Veteran matador Diego Urdiales had this year’s bullfighting season all planned out. He was due to perform in Spain’s most important festivals, from Seville’s April Fair to Madrid’s San Isidro. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and bullfights were canceled, along with other public events.…
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The Wall Street Journal: Bullfighting in Spain is Stumbling.
By David Román. EL CASTILLO DE LAS GUARDAS, Spain—Not many years ago, Juan Pedro Domecq’s ranch was struggling to keep up with the soaring demand of Spain’s bullfighting industry. Today the industry’s most prominent breeder is shedding his stock as recession, animal-rights activism and regional nationalism chip away at a 300-year-old national institution. Promoters preparing…
