Ángel Peralta Pineda

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Ángel Peralta
In 1986
Born(1926-03-18)18 March 1926
Died7 April 2018(2018-04-07) (aged 92)
OccupationRejoneador
RelativesRafael Peralta Pineda (brother)

Ángel Peralta Pineda, known as Centauro de las Marismas (18 March 1926[1] – 7 April 2018), was a Spanish rejoneador.[2]

Career

His public debut was in the Plaza de La Pañoleta (Seville) in 1945 and in Las Ventas in 1948 with a bull of Molero, accompanied by the shortlist of bullfighters Morenito de Talavera Chico, Rafael Yagüe and Antonio Chaves Flores. In 1954 he filmed alongside the rejoneador Bernardino Landete in scenes from the film La Princesa de Éboli (That Lady) by Terence Young and Cabriola in 1960, by Mel Ferrer.

In the 1960s he used to lead the ranks of knights in the square. In the 1972 season, he began to form a team with his brother

La Maestranza, obtaining an important triumph.[3]

He continued acting in the 1980s, fighting a few more years of seventy

He became known for his activity as a writer. His philosophical

aphorisms are known as "cabriolas". He also published poetry books. He wrote Sevillanas
lyrics that have been sung by various groups, such as Los Romeros de la Puebla. Among his published books are:

Death

Peralta died of respiratory failure on his farm in La Puebla del Río, Seville, Spain. He was 92.[5]

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