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3 unusual facts about Matador


Matador, Texas

Stanley Rose, famous Hollywood bookseller of the 1930s, was born in Matador.

Gary Campbell, singer and songwriter who wrote the song "Matador, Texas"

Motley County Historical Museum

The Motley County Historical Museum is a repository of the history of rural Motley County, located at 828 Dundee Street in the former Traweek Hospital building in Matador, Texas.


Ann Robinson

Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended in 1957, when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons; Jaime Bravo, Jr., who is a director for ABC Sports, and Estefan A. Bravo, who played the Axl Rose-like character in White Trash Wins Lotto, a musical by Andy Prieboy.

Antonio Ordóñez

Hemingway wrote an account of Ordóñez's rivalry with the matador Luis Miguel Dominguin (also Ordóñez's brother-in-law) titled The Dangerous Summer.

Arms and Sleepers

The band was formed in 2006 and has since released a handful of albums and EPs, most notably the Bliss Was It In That Dawn To Be Alive EP from 2006, the well-received album Black Paris 86 released in 2007, and Matador, which was released in November 2009.

Artillery tractor

The Royal Artillery however, persisted with specialist artillery tractors (known as Field Artillery Tractors or 'FAT's) such as the Morris "Quad" and AEC Matador throughout World War II, rather than adopt a general purpose vehicle.

Bette Ford

While on a modeling photo shoot in Bogotá, Colombia, Bette Ford was introduced to the renowned matador Luis Miguel Dominguín and watched him fight in the ring.

Birgitte Federspiel

She had a notable film roles as Inger in Ordet (1955) and, in later life, as Martina in Babette's Feast (1987), while on TV she played "Baroness von Rydtger" in three episodes of Matador.

César Rincón

Julio César Rincón Ramírez is a Colombian matador born in Bogotá on 5 September 1965.

Don Howland

He has recorded for many independent labels including Matador, In the Red, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Hate Records (IT), Dead Canary, Revenant, Siltbreeze, and Columbus Discount Records.

El Cordobés

El Cordobés' story was also the basis for the musical Matador (1987) by Mike Leander and Eddie Seago.

El Matador

"El Matador" was the intro song for #1 tennis player in the world Rafael Nadal in the 2010 US Open Night Sessions.

Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology

Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology is a 3-disc compilation of Matador tracks from 1989 to 1999 from popular Matador artists such as Pavement, Modest Mouse, Mogwai and Cat Power.

Félix Trinidad vs. Ricardo Mayorga

The behind the scenes storylines involving this fight helped build up fan interest too: Mayorga, nicknamed "El Matador" ("The Killer"), had been active for the two previous years, settling for a no contest and a knockout win (in a rematch) against Andrew Lewis, then defeating Vernon Forrest twice before losing to Cory Spinks, all in world title fights.

France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

It was said that France Télévisions would like to see beyond Eurovision, hoping to create a hit song for Matador to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

In the morning of 17 February on the talk show Le Grand Direct on the private radio channel Europe 1, it was claimed by journalist Gaëlle Placek that France "will be represented by Jessy Matador", before she explains that "France Télévisions is not willing to win the contest but aims to promote a song in relation to the Football World Cup and to have a smash hit for next Summer".

Gee Bayss

Besides, since 2007, with the creation of the association "Africulturban" (by Matador), Gee Bayss has been directing, in Pikine (Dakar’s banlieue), the first school of deejaying, "African Turntablist" which welcomes young people from all over the city.

Gerald Wilson

Wilson has continued to record Spanish-flavored compositions, notably the bravura trumpet solos "Carlos" (named for Mexican matador Carlos Arruza, and recorded three times over the years, featuring trumpeters Jimmy Owens, Oscar Brashear, and Ron Barrows) and "Lomelin" (also named for a matador—Antonio Lomelin—and recorded twice, with solos by Oscar Brashear and Jon Faddis).

Lamborghini Islero

The Islero (pronounced "eez-LEHR-oh") was named after a Miura bull that killed famed matador Manuel Rodriguez "Manolete" on August 28, 1947 (Lamborghini also produced a car named the Miura, from 1966 to 1973).

Miracle in Seville

The tale involves a Gypsy matador (Lazaro Lopez), his sister (Magdalena López) who reads fortunes, a cross-eyed Virgin Mary (La Bizca), the American writer (Shenstone), the Spanish bull breeder (Don Cayetano Mota) who is struggling to revive his once-famed herd, and of course the many bulls in Mota's herd.

Motley County, Texas

Taylor includes in the mural Quanah Parker at Roaring Springs, Judge Henry H. Campbell in his dugout prior to the establishment of the Matador Ranch, Dude Barton, an honoree of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, and Shannon Davidson, a long-distance rider who won a Hollywood movie contract.

Music Brokers

Music Brokers is also the label partner for the Beggars Group (excluding Matador) in Argentina and other points in Latin America excluding Brazil.

Nacho Martínez

However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film Matador, Pedro Almodóvar, where he co-starred with a very young Antonio Banderas.

The International Film Festival Gijon granted a National Film Award named after Nacho Martinez, this prize was awarded in 2005 to actress Assumpta Serna, who co-starred with him in Matador.

Now Generation Band

Songs they recorded included "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin" and "Maga Dog" by Peter Tosh, (Joe Gibbs); "Beat Down Babylon" by Junior Byles, (Lee Perry); "Baby Don't Do it" and "Things in Life" by Dennis Brown, (Lloyd Matador); "Breakfast in Bed" by Lorna Bennett, (Harry J); "Life Is Just for Living" by Ernie Smith, "Shaft" by The Chosen Few (Derrick Harriott); plus "Y Mas Gan" by The Abyssinians.

Plastic Fang

Plastic Fang is the seventh official release by the American punk blues group The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, released on Matador in 2002.

Socrate Sidiropoulos

He painted portraits, for example the portrait of the matador Manolete, Nimeño II, Paquirri and others.

Tommy Ord

Following his retirement, Ord continued to play for various amateur teams including Matador F.C. He also works for American Express in New York.

Turn on the Bright Lights

The release of Turn On the Bright Lights was preceded by the marketing of the band's self-titled Interpol EP in June 2002, their first release for Matador.


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