El Cordobés

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benítez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
El Cordobés
El Cordobés on 19 September 1966
Personal information
Nickname
El Cordobés (The Cordovan)
NationalitySpanish
BornManuel Benítez Pérez
(1936-05-04) 4 May 1936
Palma del Río, Andalusia, Spain
Occupation(s)Matador, actor, bullfighter
Sport
SportBullfighting

Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May 1936), more commonly known as El Cordobés (The Cordovan), is a Spanish matador, and actor active in the 1960s who brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style to the bullring.

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