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Future Matadors

We all know what is a bullfigther, but where do they come from? A long time ago the spontaneous were jumping in the arena, risking their lives for one instant of glory to draw the attention of a bullfight manager.Today all these boys and girls have the opportunity to learn and demonstrate their value. Now private and subsidized schools are teaching the practice and the theory of the art of the bullfight.

Photographer
Carlos Luján
Country
Spain
Published
March 2003
Images
35
Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Here in Valencia, the Bullring is the place were student of Tauromachy are training.301-50084-01 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A young stundent of tauromachy holds the bull's horns to make the simulation more realistic.301-50084-02 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Two Young students of Tauromachy simulating a bullfight.301-50084-03 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A young student of Tauromachy watch the bullfight training.301-50084-04 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Close up of a "Espada", the bullfight sword.301-50084-05 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Two bullfight students practise "toreo of salon" with Capote and Muleta.301-50084-06 School of Tauromachy of Madrid in Batan. A bullfighter student holding a "capote" watch the movements of his companions.301-50084-07 School of Tauromachy of Madrid. Bullfighter students moving the capes.301-50084-08 School of Tauromachy of Madrid in Batan. Students of bullfighting practice with a cart with horns.301-50084-09 School of Tauromachy of Madrid in Batan. Teacher of bullfight explains to the student the placement of the torero during a bullfight.…301-50084-10 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A student of tauromachy holding the horns of a bull during an exercise.301-50084-11 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Shadow and muleta in the bullring.301-50084-12 School of Tauromachy of Madrid in Batan. A bullfight student holding banderillas in an exercise.301-50084-13 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A bullfight student holding banderillas in an exercise.301-50084-14 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A bullfight student training with a "muleta".301-50084-15 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Two Young students of Tauromachy simulating a bullfight with "muleta" and "espada" (sword).301-50084-16 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. Two Young students of Tauromachy simulating a bullfight with "muleta" and "espada" (sword).301-50084-17 School of Tauromachy of Madrid in Batan. Indoor training of tauromachy. Exercise with the sword and a cart.301-50084-18 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. General view of the bullfight training.301-50084-19 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A young student bullfighter points the killing sword to the cart with horns in the bullring of the school of…301-50084-20 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. A young student bullfighter points the sword in the bullring of the school of Valencia.301-50084-21 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. End of the day. A Student of bullfight leaves the ring after the training session.301-50084-22 Valencia. Interior of the hotel's room were the Novillero (apprentice), Carlos Baròn, is preparing for his first bullfight. His…301-50084-23 Valencia. The Novillero (apprentice), José Casanova, gets dressed before his first bullfight with Picadores.301-50084-24 Valencia. The Novillero (apprentice), José Casanova, gets dressed before his first bullfight with Picadores.301-50084-25 Valencia. The Novillero (apprentice), José Casanova, gets dressed before his first bullfight with Picadores.301-50084-26 Valencia.The novillero José Casanova, in front of a small chapel placed in his hotel room, the day of his debut in bullfighting with…301-50084-27 Valencia. The novillero José Casanova leaving the room in his hotel, the day of his first bullfight with picadores.301-50084-28 Valencia's bullring. Before the fight. The Novillero, José Casanova (from back), is encouraged by other Bullfighter.301-50084-29 Valencia's bullring. Before the fight. The novillero José Casanova (from back) his dressed with the "capote de paseo".301-50084-30 Valencia's bullring. A group of "Novilleros", with José Casanova in the center, just before entering the bullring.301-50084-31 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. The novillero José Casanova watch the state of the "ruedo" (bullring) from the "callejòn" just before the…301-50084-32 Valencia's Plaza de Toros .The door's watchman watching the bullfight.301-50084-33 Valencia's Plaza de Toros.A young couple watching the bullfight in the arena of Valencia.301-50084-34 Valencia's Plaza de Toros. End of the fight. Butchers are cuting up the bull . The meat will be sold on the market.301-50084-35
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