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04/12/2015

Spain: Madrid Las Ventas bullring season 2015 in numbers

62 bullfighters, 43 novilleros, 10 rejoneadors and 3 novilleros without picadors fought in Madrid Las Ventas bullring in the season 2015. Bullfight season started in Madrid Las Ventas on 23.3. and ended on 12.10.2015. 37 bullfights, 21 novilladas, 4 rejones bullfights and one novillada without picadors were held.

707472 tickets were sold to Las Ventas bullring, which is 1,7% more than on the previous season. Bullring was on average 61% full of spectators.

378 Bulls were fought in Las Ventas bullring of which 222 were older tan four years old. 126 novillos were fought and 24 Bulls on rejones bullfights. 6 eral´s were fought in novilladas without picadors.

78 bullranchers brought bulls to Madrid Las Ventas bullring. Adolfo Martín 14 bulls, Alcurrucén 12 bulls, Martín Lorca 12 bulls, Puerto de San Lorenzo 11 bulls, El Montecillo 10 bulls, Jandilla 10 bulls, Victoriano del Río 9 bulls, Carriquiri 8 bulls, Partido de Resina 7 bulls and Parladé 7 bulls.

02/12/2015

Spain: Golden Medal for Merit in the Arts to Manuel Benítez "El Cordobés"

King of Spain has handed Golden Medal for Merit in the Arts (Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes) to bullfighter Manuel Benítez "El Cordobés". Award was handed over in Museo de Bellas Artes of Seville.

Aplausos: Los Reyes entregan a El Cordobés su Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes.

Spain: Santiago Martín "El Viti" awarded in Italy

Bullfighter Santiago Martín "El Viti" has been awarded with Ópera Taurina award by Club Taurino Italiano.

01/12/2015

Portugal: New website on bullfight

New website on bullfight has been launched in Portugal: www.touradas.pt

30/11/2015

Portugal: Cavaleira Sónia Matias awarded

Cavaleira Sónia Matias has been awarded with Feminina 2015 award of Matriz Portuguesa - Sociedade Civil para o Desenvolvimiento da Cultura e do Conhocimento.

Spain: RTVE´s Oreja de Oro award

RTVE´s Oreja de Oro award has been given ex-aequo to Sebastián Castella and López Simón. It is the first time the award is given to two bullfighters at the same time.

Spain: Antonio Ferrera awarded in London

Club Taurino de Londres has awarded bullfighter Antonio Ferrera. Award was given for Antonio Ferrera´s long and outstanding career.

Cultoro.com: Ferrera, homenajeado ayer por el Club Taurino de Londres.