Misplaced Pages

#851148

17-401: It is a Spanish bullring originally opened in 1967 and remodelled in 2015 to serve as a multi-purpose arena (bullfighting, sports, concerts and other activities). It initially had a capacity of more than 12,000 spectators and, after the remodelling, the capacity currently varies depending on the use of the facility, up to a maximum of almost 9,500 people. Built between 1966 and 1967, the bullring

34-485: A moment to slam in the banderillas from just behind the left horn. This maneuver was repeated in bullfights across Spain, sometimes with even more dangerous variations, such as standing with his back to the barerra and driving in the banderillas after the horns passed either side of him. On May 20, 1964, when he made his first appearance at Las Ventas in Madrid, the bullfight ended with the near-fatal goring of El Cordobés on

51-569: A semi-fictional novel about two conflicted American agents in Manuel Noriega ’s Panama. He also wrote Le Jour Du Miracle: D-Day Paris (1994) and Tomorrow Belongs To Us (1998). Shortly before his death, he collaborated with Lapierre on Is New York Burning? (2005), a novel mixing fictional characters and real-life figures that speculates about a terrorist attack on New York City. In 2005, while working from his home in Fréjus , France, on

68-605: A shocking effect that the French President cancelled the sale of nuclear reactors to Libya, even though it was meant for peaceful purposes. Paramount Pictures , which was planning a film based on the book, dropped the idea in fear that fanatics would emulate the scenario in real life. In 1985, Collins authored Fall from Grace (without Lapierre) about a woman agent sent into occupied France who realizes she may be betrayed by her British masters if necessary. He also wrote Maze: A Novel (1989), and Black Eagles (1992),

85-789: A tale of Nazi occupation of the French capital during World War II and Hitler 's plans to destroy Paris should it fall into the hands of the Allies. The book was an instant success and was made into a movie in 1966 by director René Clément , starring Kirk Douglas , Glenn Ford and Alain Delon . In 1967, they co-authored Or I'll Dress you in Mourning about the Spanish bullfighter Manuel Benítez El Cordobés . In 1972, after five years' research and interviews, they published O Jerusalem! about

102-431: The 1960s who brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style to the bullring . One of the original techniques practiced by El Cordobés was first shown at Anjucar. He waved his banderilla (Columpio) away, broke his banderillas down to 'pencil length', and standing with his back to the bull as it charged, moved his right leg out moments before the bull was upon him, causing the bull to swerve and allowing El Cordobés

119-399: The arena hosted the 2019 World Cup qualifier match between Spain and European champions Slovenia , where the locals won by 92–84. This is a list of games attendances of CB Miraflores at Coliseum Burgos. El Cordob%C3%A9s Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May 1936), more commonly known as El Cordobés (The Cordovan ), is a Spanish bullfighter , matador , and actor active in

136-535: The arena. It was a friendly game against Venezuela . One year later, Spain would play again in the Coliseum, this time against Angola . In 2017, after the promotion of local basketball club CB Miraflores to the Spanish top league , it started to play their home matches at the Coliseum. The first official match was played on 1 October 2017 and ended with a loss of the host team against Iberostar Tenerife by 65–81, in front of 8,817 spectators. On 26 November 2017,

153-556: The birth of Israel in 1948, turned into a movie by Elie Chouraqui . In 1975, they published Freedom at Midnight , a story of the Indian Independence in 1947, and the subsequent assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. It is said they spent $ 300,000 researching and still emerged wealthy. The duo published their first fictional work, The Fifth Horseman , in 1981. It describes a terrorist attack on New York masterminded by Libya 's Colonel Gaddafi . The book had such

170-404: The horns of the bull Impulsivo. Twenty-two days later El Cordobés fought again. By the time of his first retirement, in 1971, El Cordobés had become the highest-paid matador in history. After eight years of retirement, he returned to bullfighting in 1979. Following an incident in 1983, when a bull that he was about to fight killed an espontáneo (bystander who jumps into bullring), El Cordobés

187-644: The matador's breakout performances in Mexico City in 1964, in his poetry volume When the Tiger Weeps, (2005). A song titled "El Cordobés" was performed by the Norwegian rap artist Diaz . This biographical article about bullfighting in Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Larry Collins (writer) John Lawrence Collins Jr. (September 14, 1929 – June 20, 2005)

SECTION 10

#1732776110852

204-942: The products manager of the new foods division in 1955. Disillusioned with commerce, he took to journalism and joined the Paris bureau of United Press International in 1956, and became the news editor in Rome in the following year, and later the MidEast bureau chief in Beirut. In 1959, he joined Newsweek as Middle East editor, based in New York City . He became the Paris bureau chief in 1961, where he would work until 1964, until he switched to writing books. In 1965, Collins and Dominique Lapierre published their first joint work, Is Paris Burning? (in French Paris brûle-t-il? ),

221-468: The risk of collapse of the bullring, but due to its high costs, the solution was to integrally renovate the bullring and to add a roof. The renovation finished in 2015 and the arena was re-inaugurated on 27 June 2015 with the first corrida of the 2015 local season, with bullfighters Enrique Ponce , El Juli and Alejandro Talavante. On 18 August 2015, the Spain national team played its inaugural match in

238-991: Was an American writer. Born in West Hartford , Connecticut , Collins was educated at the Loomis Chaffee Institute in Windsor, Connecticut , and graduated from Yale as a BA in 1951. He worked in the advertising department of Procter and Gamble , in Cincinnati, Ohio , before being conscripted into the US Army . While serving in the public affairs office of the Allied Headquarters in Paris , from 1953 to 1955, he met Dominique Lapierre with whom he would write several best-sellers over 43 years. He went back to Procter and Gamble and became

255-582: Was criticized by the press for allowing it to happen. El Cordobés continued to make occasional appearances as a matador until 2000, when he retired permanently. He also acted in several motion pictures. El Cordobés lives in near seclusion near Córdoba. In 2016 he appeared with the woman bullfighter Conchi Ríos and Antonio Puerta in Cehegín in Murcia. An early biography, Or I'll Dress You in Mourning , by journalists Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre ,

272-422: Was inaugurated on 28 June 1967 with a corrida by Jaime Ostos, El Cordobés and Tinín. In 1975, the bullring hosted the first pop music festival in Spain, known as La Cochambre , including performances of several Spanish bands. Its façade had three big doors and a bullring was able for a capacity for 12,277 spectators. In 2013, mayor Javier Lacalle announced the intention of building a new indoor arena due to

289-414: Was published in 1968 by Simon & Schuster . In 1966, Italian-French singer Dalida released an album titled "El Cordobes" with the first track called Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes". The song is available in two languages: Spanish and French. El Cordobés' story was also the basis for the musical Matador (1987) by Mike Leander and Eddie Seago. Poet Mike O'Connor included "Canción del Cordobés", about

#851148