Ignacio Rafael García Escudero, known as Rafael Albaicín, was a Spanish

matador 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 ...

and

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

who was born on 5 June 1919 in Madrid, and died on 3 September 1981. In 1948 he began as

Las Ventas The plaza de toros de Las Ventas, known simply as Las Ventas, is the largest bullfighting ring in Spain, located in the Guindalera quarter of the Salamanca district of Madrid. It was inaugurated on June 17, 1931. Its seating capacity of 23,798, m ...

, taught by Cagancho. He also played the piano and violin, and he designed his

traje de luces The ('suit of lights') is the traditional clothing that Spanish bullfighters (, , and ) wear in the bullring. The term originates from the sequins and reflective threads of gold or silver. These are based on the flamboyant costumes of the 18 ...

. As an actor, he appeared in '' Shéhérazade'' (1963), ''Vamos a matar, compañeros'' and '' The Ceremony''. He also played himself in '' Watch Out, We're Mad!'' (1974), a bandit in '' Navajo Joe'' (1966), and Alberto in '' Catlow'' (1971),

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* {{IMDb name, 0016220 1919 births 1981 deaths Spanish Romani people Spanish bullfighters Spanish male film actors