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NEWS ABOUT: matador

matador stories: 3 news summaries

 Matador Puts 
 Gay Drink Ad 
 on Cape 

Spaniard breaks with macho tradition, and how

Sep 24, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joselito Ortega is breaking more boundaries than one. The little-known Spanish matador will be advertising his new sponsor on his cape while in the ring, an unheard-of break with tradition. Then there’s the sponsor itself, a club-scene energy drink called (seriously) “Gay Up.” It’s not exactly... More »

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advertising • bullfighting • matador • gay • Joselito Ortega

 Kid Matador 
 Kills Record 
 6 Bulls 

Bloody spectacle gets last-minute go-ahead despite controversy

Jan 25, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - An 11-year-old Mexican bullfighter has broken a world record by killing six young bulls in a single bloody spectacle, reports the BBC. "I'm happy to have achieved this great victory," boasted the boy as he left the ring in Merida yesterday. The controversial bullfight exhibition won a last-minute... More »

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Mexico • children • animal cruelty • bullfighting • matador • Child Protective Services • boy

Olé! Breeder to Clone Prize Bull

US company to copy Alcalde's DNA

Feb 24, 08 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Alcalde is one in a million: The hulking black bull's sons have struck fear in the hearts of Spain's bravest matadors for more than a decade. But now, in his waning years, his famed breeder has commissioned a US company to make him two in a million—with the cloned... More »

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Spain • breeding • bulls • bullfighting • Vitoriano del Rio • clone • breeder • matador • animal cloning • Alcalde

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