José Cubero Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cubero and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

José Cubero Sánchez
Cubero in the 1980s
Personal information
Nickname
El Yiyo
Born(1964-04-16)16 April 1964
Bordeaux, France
Died30 August 1985(1985-08-30) (aged 21)
Colmenar Viejo, Spain
Sport
SportBullfighting
RankMatador

José Cubero Sánchez (Spanish: [xoˈse kuˈβeɾo ˈsantʃeθ]; 16 April 1964 – 30 August 1985), known as el Yiyo, was a Spanish bullfighter. He died at the age of 21 during a bullfight at the bullring in Colmenar Viejo when a bull named Burlero gored him in the heart.

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