Jan 09 2009
Toreros
Spanish culture, today:
Toreros
A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain 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 (and in Bizet’s opera Carmen), but this term (older than torero) is actually never used in Spain or in Latin America. The term torero encompasses bullfighters who fight the bull in the ring (picadores and rejoneadores).
Usually, toreros start fighting young bulls (novillos), and are called novilleros. They can start fighting mature bulls after a special match, called “the Alternative”. At this bullfight the novillero (junior bullfighter) is presented to the crowd as a matador de toros.
I hate this activity because they kill animals only for fun 
Torero:
I have never been to a bullfight but I always used to watch it on the tv in England. I think it is quite scary to risk my life in that way, but it is art of the culture.