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The death of a matador
The famous Spanish matador, Francisco Rivera, known as Paquirri, was gored to death by a bull during a fight in the small town of Pozoblanco in September 1984.
In September 1984, the famous Spanish matador, Francisco Rivera, also known as Paquirri, was gored to death by a bull during a fight in the small town of Pozoblanco. The bravery he showed during his final moments turned Paquirri into a legend. In 2013 Simon Watts spoke to El Soro, a matador who shared the bill that fateful day, and to Muriel Finer, an American journalist married to a Spanish bullfighter.
Photo: A recent bullfight (Getty Images).
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