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Witness History: The death of a matador

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The Death of Paquirri

27/09/2019 GMT

The death of a matador

BBC World Service - Witness History, The death of a matador

The fatal goring of the legendary bullfighter Francisco Rivera Pérez - "Paquirri".

The famous Spanish matador, Francisco Rivera, known as Paquirri, was gored to death by a bull during a fight in the small town of Pozoblanco in September 1984.

In September 1984, the famous Spanish matador, Francisco Rivera, also known as Paquirri, was gored to death by a bull during a fight in the small town of Pozoblanco. The bravery he showed during his final moments turned Paquirri into a legend. In 2013 Simon Watts spoke to El Soro, a matador who shared the bill that fateful day, and to Muriel Finer, an American journalist married to a Spanish bullfighter.

Photo: A recent bullfight (Getty Images).

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