Silverio Pérez (bullfighter)
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Silverio Pérez was a Mexican matador
whose nickname was "The Pharaoh."
Pérez began his career in 1931, after his brother, Carmelo Pérez, had been killed by a bull during a bullfight in Spain
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Silverio Pérez developed an enticing, slow style in the ring that attracted fans in both Mexico
and Spain. One of his most legendary bullfights occurred in Mexico City
in 1943, when Pérez killed the bull Tanquito in what was considered the matador's supreme performance. The crowd's cheer of "Olé!" reverberated for blocks around the ring.
Pérez retired from the ring in 1953. In the 1960s, a song titled Silverio was written in his honor by Mexican singer Agustín Lara
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A statue of Pérez waving his cape at a bull stands on one of Mexico City's avenues.
Pérez died at his ranch in Pentecostes, east of Mexico City, of pneumonia
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Matador
A torero or toureiro is a bullfighter and the main performer in bullfighting, practised in Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture. In Spanish, the word torero describes any of the performers who actively participate in the bullfight...
whose nickname was "The Pharaoh."
Pérez began his career in 1931, after his brother, Carmelo Pérez, had been killed by a bull during a bullfight in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Silverio Pérez developed an enticing, slow style in the ring that attracted fans in both Mexico
Mexico
The 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...
and Spain. One of his most legendary bullfights occurred in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in 1943, when Pérez killed the bull Tanquito in what was considered the matador's supreme performance. The crowd's cheer of "Olé!" reverberated for blocks around the ring.
Pérez retired from the ring in 1953. In the 1960s, a song titled Silverio was written in his honor by Mexican singer Agustín Lara
Agustín Lara
Agustín Lara was a Mexican singer and songwriter.-Biography:Lara was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Later, the Lara family had to move again to Mexico City, establishing their house in the borough of Coyoacán. After Lara's mother died, Agustín and his siblings lived in a hospice run by their...
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A statue of Pérez waving his cape at a bull stands on one of Mexico City's avenues.
Pérez died at his ranch in Pentecostes, east of Mexico City, of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
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