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

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, and the male protagonist, played by Andrea Occhipinti, are rejoneadores; the actors were body-doubled by rejoneador brothers Ángel and Rafael Peralta.Film Review: Bolero
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