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Meeting Hemingway’s Hero
I knew a bar called Las Panderetas where bullfighters went and I had seen Nicanor Villalta sitting at a table in the corner one afternoon. I could have approached him right then but I wasn´t ready, and by the time … Continue reading
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Tagged bullfighter, bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon, Hemingway, Hemingway hero, literature, Madrid, Madrid bullring, Nicanor Villalta, Sidney Franklin
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Understanding Bulls
Good bullfight aficionados watch the bull as closely as they watch the bullfighter. They spend time at the corrals and speculate on the bull’s character and look for defects. And especially, when he breaks into the ring, they watch him … Continue reading
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Tagged aficionados, animal psychology, bullfighting, bullring, bulls, Dominguín, fighting bulls, veterinarian
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