Cristina Sánchez
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos | |
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 Cristina Sánchez in the arena | |
| Born | 20 February 1972 |
| Occupation | Professional bullfighter |
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos (born 20 February 1972) is a Spanish bullfighter who gained prominence during the 1990s for being one of the first female bullfighters.[1] She is the first woman to complete her alternativa in Europe.[1]
Career
[edit]Cristina Sánchez de Pablos was born on 20 February 1972 in Madrid, Spain.[citation needed] She was a professional bullfighter at bullrings in Ecuador and Mexico and undertook many presentations and demonstrations in Spain.[1] She debuted as a bullfighter in Madrid on 13 February 1993.[1] She took her alternativa at Nîmes on 25 May 1996. Standing as her "godfather" was Curro Romero, while José Mari Manzanares stood as witness.[2]
Sánchez retired in 1999 and married the Portuguese banderillero Alexandre da Silva in 2000.[citation needed]
Sánchez was considered by some to be a representative of the feminist movement of the 1990s, as bullfighting is typically a male-dominated activity.[3] She was also the subject of the Univision TV news program Primer Impacto, where Maria Celeste Arraras presented an article about her.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Orlean, Susan (March 21, 2018). "The Woman Who Fought Bulls". The Stacks. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "Cristina Sánchez, 25 años de su alternativa: "Me gustaría que me recordaran por buena torero y por buena gente"". telemadrid.es (in Spanish). Telemadrid. February 19, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ Madrid, Guy Hedgecoe in. "Male-dominated domain of bullfighting engulfed in gender controversy". The Irish Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- "Cristina Sánchez (bullfigher)", in Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America by Janet Woolum (Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998), pp. 214–215
External links
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- "Cristina Sánchez". Mundo-taurino.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- "Cristina Sanchez, Bullfighters, bullfighting, bullrings in Andalucia, southern Spain". Andalucia.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- "The Woman Who Fought Bulls". Deadspin.com. March 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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