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The MatadorsBullfighter Bullfighter Performer in the activity of bullfighting "Matador" redirects here. For other uses, see Matador (disambiguation). "Torero" redirects here. For other uses, see Torero (disambiguation). For the rodeo performer also called a "bullfighter", see Rodeo clown. For the 1945 Laurel and Hardy film, see The Bullfighters. For the 2005 film, see Bullfighter (film). A bullfighter or matador (also matadore[1]; /ˈmætədɔːr/) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. Torero ( Spanish: [toˈɾeɾo]) or toureiro (Portuguese: [toˈɾɐjɾu]), both from Latin taurarius, are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter, and describe all the performers in the activity of bullfighting as practised in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, France, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and other countries influenced by Portuguese and Spanish culture.[2] The… (Source: Wikipedia)
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