Rejoneador (, pl. ''rejoneadores''; "lancer") is the name given to a bullfighter who fights the bull on horseback. The ''rejoneo'' is a form of bullfighting in Portugal and in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
bullfighting.
Popular culture
Mounted bullfighting is featured as a central theme in
John Derek's 1984 romantic drama ''
Bolero
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''. The lead character, played by
Bo Derek
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, and the male protagonist, played by
Andrea Occhipinti
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, are rejoneadores; the actors were body-doubled by rejoneador brothers Ángel and Rafael Peralta.
Film Review: Bolero
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References
Bullfighters
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