also known as "The Little Giant"
Born: August 25, 1949, Ciudad
Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónGuadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....
,
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.
Resides in
Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónGuadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....
, a suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
MéxicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Eloy Cavazos is respected as one of Mexico's top
matadorA matador or torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain, France, and other Spanish-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull. The role is also called toreador in English , but this term is actually never used in Spain or in Latin America...
s, and has been such for decades.
Debut in Plaza MéxicoThe Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio Cesar Chavez's third bout with Frankie Randall...
:
He debuted in Plaza México on July 12, 1966, with Gonzalo Iturbe and Leonardo Manzanos.
Alternativa:
He took his alternativa in Plaza Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, on August 28, 1966.
also known as "The Little Giant"
Born: August 25, 1949, Ciudad
Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónGuadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....
,
MéxicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Resides in
Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónGuadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....
, a suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
MéxicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Eloy Cavazos is respected as one of Mexico's top
matadorA matador or torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain, France, and other Spanish-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull. The role is also called toreador in English , but this term is actually never used in Spain or in Latin America...
s, and has been such for decades.
Debut, Alternativa, Confirmación
Debut in Plaza MéxicoThe Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio Cesar Chavez's third bout with Frankie Randall...
:
He debuted in Plaza México on July 12, 1966, with Gonzalo Iturbe and Leonardo Manzanos.
Alternativa:
He took his alternativa in Plaza Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, on August 28, 1966. His Padrino was Antonio Velázquez. His Testigo was Manolo Martinez. His first bull was named "Cariñoso", from the ranch of San Miguel Mimiahuapam.
Confirmación en México:
He took his confirmación in
Plaza MéxicoThe Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio Cesar Chavez's third bout with Frankie Randall...
, on January 14, 1968. His Padrino was Alfredo Leal. His Testigo was Jaime Rangel. Bulls were from the ranch of Jesús Cabrera.
Confirmación en Madrid:
He took his confirmación in Madrid, Spain, on May 22, 1971. HIs Padrino was Miguel Mateo "Miguelín". His Testigo was Gabriel de la Casa. Bulls were from the ranch of José Luis Osborne.
Personal
Unlike some matadors who are well known for their hard partying lifestyle, Eloy Cavazos is known and respected for his professionalism and a disciplined lifestyle that he has maintained throughout his career. This pattern was evident from his beginnings with his late mentor, the Matador
Jaime BravoJaime Bravo was a famous Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in the infamous Tepito District of México City, to Spanish parents. His way out of the ghetto was as a for a well known Mexican circus. In his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to Cuba, and then on another...
, who would make sure that Eloy did not drink, went to bed early, and woke up early to train.
Miscellaneous
- Eloy Cavazos's Banderillero is his brother.
- Eloy Cavazos's Picador
A picador is one of the pair of horsemen in a Spanish bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the tercio de varas which is the first of the three stages in a Spanish bullfight....
is his Mozo De Espadas (sword handler) son.
- Jaime, his son, is named after Eloy's mentor, the late Matador Jaime Bravo
Jaime Bravo was a famous Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in the infamous Tepito District of México City, to Spanish parents. His way out of the ghetto was as a for a well known Mexican circus. In his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to Cuba, and then on another...
.
- Eloy Cavazos and Jaime Bravo
Jaime Bravo was a famous Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in the infamous Tepito District of México City, to Spanish parents. His way out of the ghetto was as a for a well known Mexican circus. In his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to Cuba, and then on another...
were in a tragic 1970 automobile accident, near Zacatecas, México. Eloy survived. Jaime died, shortly thereafter. Their driver died in the accident. The accident occurred after a bullfight, in Zacatecas, where Jaime BravoJaime Bravo was a famous Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in the infamous Tepito District of México City, to Spanish parents. His way out of the ghetto was as a for a well known Mexican circus. In his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to Cuba, and then on another...
had just won that year's "Golden Sword" award. The sword disappeared in the accident.
- The Mexican Matador Alejandro Amaya
Alejandro Amaya is one of Mexico's celebrity Matadors.Amaya resides in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, at the ranch of Matador Eloy Cavazos.His real name is Alejandro de la Vega Amaya....
is regarded as Eloy Cavazos's protege.
- Eloy Cavazos's manager, Rafael Baez, had also been the late Matador Jaime Bravo
Jaime Bravo was a famous Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in the infamous Tepito District of México City, to Spanish parents. His way out of the ghetto was as a for a well known Mexican circus. In his early twenties he stowed away on a ship to Cuba, and then on another...
's manager.
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