El Torero de Cordoba

El Torero de Cordoba

El Torero de Cordoba

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El Torero de Cordoba

1946

0h 17m

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A short documentary about the life and death of the bullfighter Manuel Rodriguez Manolete. It recounts his career this celebrated Spanish bullfighter who was the inspiration for the ill-fated Montalvo in Pandora and The Flying Dutchman.

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