Manolete

Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 29 August 1947), known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.

Career

Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez was the son of a bullfighter (who also went by the name Manolete) and his wife Angustias. His father died when Manolete was five years old.^[1] Rising to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War, Manolete went on to be considered one of the greatest bullfighters of all time.^[2] His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the suerte de la muerte — the kill. Manolete's contribution to bullfighting included being able to stand very still while the bull passed close to his body and, rather than giving the passes separately, remaining in one spot and linking four or five consecutive passes into a compact series. He popularized the "Manoletina": a pass with the muleta normally given just before entering to kill with the sword.

In addition to appearing in all of the major

Death

Manolete died on 29 August 1947, following a fatal goring that occurred in his appearance alongside the up-and-coming matador

• The George A. Romero film Land of the Dead featured a character named Manolete, who was named after the bullfighter.
• Crooked Fingers' 2005 album Dignity and Shame is loosely based in part on the life of Manolete.
• "Death of Manolete" is a 10,000 Maniacs song from the 1983 album Secrets of the I Ching.
• Manolete was cited as the greatest bullfighter in the
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• Salvador Dalí portrays Manolete in his double-image painting, The Hallucinogenic Toreador, 1969, Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
• A song called "The Great Manolete" (to the tune of "La Virgen De La Macarena") appears on the album Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Volume 2 (A&M, 1962).
• "The Death of Manolete" was an entry in the television series Playhouse 90 starring Jack Palance in the titular role and directed by John Frankenheimer in 1957.
• Adrien Brody played Manolete in Manolete (2008).^[4] Omar Muñoz played a young Manolete.^[5]
• In The Blacklist season 10 episode "The Sicilian Error of Color", Reddington returns from Mexico with the horns of the bull named Islero which "killed Manolete".^[6]
• He is mentioned in RKO 281.

See also

• Torero (film)

Gallery

• 
  Plaque commemorating his birthplace
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  Manolete in his home town of Córdoba (Spain)
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  Manolete monument in Madrid
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  Statue of Manolete in outside the bullring in Mexico City
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  Manolete in Venezuela

Publications

• ISBN 1-59777-548-7

Barnaby Conrad also wrote, and narrated, an LP recording in 1957: "The Day Manolete Was Killed." [7]

References

1. ISSN 0362-4331
   . Retrieved 4 April 2023.
2. ^ Manolete en México 1945 (in Spanish)
3. ^ "Manolete". www.andalucia.com. www.andalucia.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. Vocento
   . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
5. Gobierno de España
   . p. 11-12. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
6. ^ "How One of Red's Famous Monologues Foreshadowed His Death". NBC Insider Official Site. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
7. ^ Audio Fidelity AFLP 1831

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manolete.

• Manolete at Spanish-Fiestas.com
• Manolete, Estrella Internacional La Cueva de Zaratustra
• Manolete en México 1945 (in Spanish)