Rejoneador
Rejoneador (Spanish pronunciation: [rexoneaˈðoɾ], pl. rejoneadores; "lancer") is the name given in Spain to a bullfighter who fights the bull on horseback while in Portugal is referred to as Cavaleiro Tauromaquico ('kavaˈlejɾu tawɾomaˈkiku, pl. cavaleiros tauromaquicos; "taurenic knight"). The rejoneo is a form of bullfighting in Portugal and in Spanish bullfighting.
Cavaleiro and bull
Rejoneadores during the paseillo
Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza
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Popular culture
Mounted bullfighting is featured as a central theme in John Derek's 1984 romantic drama Bolero. The lead character, played by Bo Derek, and the male protagonist, played by Andrea Occhipinti, are rejoneadores;[1] the actors were body-doubled by rejoneador brothers Ángel and Rafael Peralta.[2]
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