Cristina Sánchez
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos (born February 20, 1972 in Madrid ) is a former Spanish bullfighter .
Life
Sánchez made her debut in Madrid on February 13, 1993, a week before her 21st birthday. She completed 21 bullfighting events with young animals ( novilladas ). In 1996, she was in Nîmes to matadora de toros appointed and entered since then against full-blown fighting bulls. In 1998 she was officially recognized as the first woman in the most important arena in the world, the “Plaza de las Ventas” in Madrid, as a matadora. After 185 events ( corridas ) with adult bulls, she resigned in 1999.
In 2000 she married the Portuguese banderillero Alejandro da Silva, whose manager she became. The couple has two sons. She works as a commentator on bullfighting events for the television station Castilla la Mancha, where she also hosts her own television program Escuela de toreros .
On August 20, 2016, she appeared again as matadora for the first time after a 17-year break, on the occasion of a bullfighting event in Cuenca , the proceeds of which went to an organization for researching childhood cancer.
literature
- Cristina Sánchez: Matadora. My life as a bullfighter (“Matadora”). Krüger Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 1998, ISBN 3-8105-1894-8 .
Web links
- Dates, facts, pictures (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Wunderlich: Daring courageous women. 16 portraits from three centuries . Pustet Verlag, Regensburg 2004
- ↑ a b Lexicon of bullfighting
- ↑ La torera madrileña Cristina Sánchez reaparecerá por una causa solidaria . El País , June 20, 2016
- ↑ Cristina Sanchez's appearance in Cuenca, August 20, 2016. YouTube video, accessed September 20, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sánchez, Cristina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sánchez de Pablos, Cristina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish bullfighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |