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Book at Bedtime: Alex y Robert: Episode 6

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Episode 6

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Alex has persuaded Roberto to return to Spain to help her become a torero.

Loreli King reads from the novel by Wena Poon. Alex has persuaded Roberto to return to Spain to help her become a torero.

Written by Wena Poon. Alex has persuaded Roberto, now retired, to return from California to Spain to help her become a torero. Visiting the Bullfighting Museum in their home town of San Martin, they are standing with Hector - the curator and aficionado - in front of some very familiar exhibits.

Some bullfighting terms:
goyesca - a unique style of bullfighter's suit originally designed by the painter Goya, used only during bullfights in the Spanish city of Ronda, or elsewhere on special occasions 
muleta - the red cape used by the bullfighter in the final act of a bullfight. 
cuadrilla - the team of men assisting the matador in the bullfight, comprising 3 banderilleros and 2 picadores. Sometimes the sword boy and assistant are also included in this definition, bringing the official count to seven.

Abridged by Jeremy Osborne 
Read by Lorelei King 


Producer: Karen Rose
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Loreli King reads from the novel by Wena Poon

By Wena Poon. Alex is Texan but her grandfather was a famous Spanish matador and she's inherited his passion for bullfighting. One summer she flies to Spain to find out more

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