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Juan Belmonte

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The Resume

    (April 14, 1892-April 8, 1962)
    Born in Seville, Spain
    Matador
    Set a record by fighting 109 times in a season (1919)
    Featured prominently in Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises' (1926) and 'Death in the Afternoon' (1937)

Why he might be annoying:

    At 11, he joined a street gang that taught him 'to smoke, to drink, to play cards and to go with women.'
    He made his living killing animals for sport.
    His first bullfight went so badly, he begged the bull to kill him.
    Several matadors were killed trying to imitate him.
    He kept retiring and coming back to the ring.
    Despite marrying a socialite, he was a constant womanizer.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His technique, in which he stood his ground and used his control of the cape to make the bull swerve away from him, revolutionized bullfighting.
    Asked how often he had been gored, he replied, 'About 50 times, including three times where a man appreciates it least.'
    One of his lovers said, 'The same energy that went into his conquering a bull also went into his conquering a woman, and he was the greatest lover I ever had.'
    He committed suicide after telling friends, 'My doctor has forbidden me to do the three things I love most in the world: fight bulls, ride horses and mount women. It's time to go.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 74.55% Annoying