I was just reading the obituary of the most famous female bullfighter in the world. Conchita Cintron lived from 1922-2009. She fought professionally and won legions of fans all over the world for her bravery and skill. Her legend was established when, in 1940, she was gored in Guadalajara, Mexico and collapsed. She was carried unconcious to the infirmary where she subsequently regained conciousness and returned to the bull ring, killed the bull and then collapsed again in the ring. Cintron was nicknamed, la Diosa Rubia (the Blond Goddess) and enjoyed a storied career before retiring at age 27 to Portugal to live with her husband.Bullfighting is a sport that, in its pure form is truly dangerous and sometimes costs the bullfighters their lives. The sport pits the bulls against the human matadore (or matadora) in a death struggle on foot (as in the Spanish style) or horseback (as in the Portugese tradition). Cintron died of a heart attack last week.
Reference: The Week, March 6, 2009
Posts
