Personal information
Born Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez
4 July 1917(1917-07-04)
Córdoba, Andalucia, Spain
Died 29 August 1947(1947-08-29) (aged 30)
Linares, Andalucia, Spain
Alias Manolete
Nationality Spanish
Career
Role Matador
Novillada 1931

Alternativa 2 July 1939
Real Maestranza de Sevilla

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

He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time. His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the 'suerte de matar'—the kill. Manolete's contribution to bullfighting included being able to stand very still while passing the bull close to his body and, rather than giving the passes separately, he was able to remain in one spot and link four or five consecutive passes together into compact series. He popularized a pass with the muleta called the "Manoletina," which is normally given just before entering to kill with the sword. In addition to all of the major bullrings of Spain, he had very important triumphs in Plaza Mexico. He died following a goring in the right upper leg as he killed the fifth bull of the day, the Miura bull Islero, an event that left Spain in a state of shock.

Manolete received his fatal goring in the town of Linares where he appeared alongside the up-and-coming matador Luis Miguel Dominguín, who, after Manolete's death, proclaimed himself to be number one. In response to Manolete's death, General Francisco Franco, then dictator of Spain, ordered three days of "national mourning", during which only funeral dirges were heard on the radio.

[edit] FilmsYear Film Director Person
2007 Manolete Menno Meyjes Adrien Brody
1948 Brindis a Manolete Florián Rey Pedro Ortega

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