Miguel Báez Espuny (5 October 1930 – 18 May 2022) was a Spanish

bullfighter A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activit ...

known as El Litri.

Biography

Born in

Gandía Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acc ...

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, Báez was descended from one of the most important bullfighting dynasties in

Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The rias ...

. In 1960 he narrated and starred in the film ''

Litri and His Shadow ''Litri and His Shadow'' (Spanish:''El Litri y su sombra'') is a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Miguel Báez Espuny "El Litri", Katia Loritz and Ismael Merlo.Bentley p.142 It is set in the world of bullfighting. Cast * ...

'' (Spanish: ''El Litri y su sombra''). His father Miguel Báez and stepbrother Manuel Báez were also bullfighters known as "El Litri", as is his son Miguel Báez Espínola. He served on the Spanish jury of the

Eurovision Song Contest 1988 The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Johnny Logan's win at the with the song " Hold Me Now". Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU ...

and was awarded the Medal of

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

in 2007.Distinciones de Hijo Predilecto y Medallas de Andalucía 2007
, andaluciajunta.es (official site of the Andalusian Autonomous Government), 13 February 2007

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1930 births 2022 deaths People from Gandia Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia Spanish bullfighters {{Spain-bullfighting-bio-stub