biography
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Cordobés, El
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nickname of Manuel Benitez Pérez
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pronunciation:
[kaw(r) doh bez]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.1936– )
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| biography:
| Matador, born in Palma del Rio, S Spain. The idol of the crowds in the 1960s, his athleticism and vulgarity in the ring shocked purists, who saw him as more of an acrobat than a torero, but his theatrical style and disregard of danger made him the highest paid matador in history. He retired in 1972. |
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