| Cristina Sánchez de Pablos | |
|---|---|
 Cristina Sánchez in the arena | |
| Born | (1972-02-20)20 February 1972 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Professional bullfighter |
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos (born 20 February 1972) is a Spanish bullfighter who gained prominence during the 1990s for being one of the first female bullfighters. She is the first woman to complete her alternativa in Europe.
Career
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos was born on 20 February 1972 in Madrid, Spain. She was a professional bullfighter at bullrings in Ecuador and Mexico and undertook many presentations and demonstrations in Spain. She debuted as a bullfighter in Madrid on 13 February 1993. She took her alternativa at Nîmes on 25 May 1996. Standing as her "godfather" was Curro Romero, while José Mari Manzanares stood as witness.
Sánchez retired in 1999 and married the Portuguese banderillero Alexandre da Silva in 2000.
Sánchez was considered by some to be a representative of the feminist movement of the 1990s, as bullfighting is typically a male-dominated activity. She was also the subject of the Univision TV news program Primer Impacto, where Maria Celeste Arraras presented an article about her.
See also
References
- ^ Orlean, Susan (March 21, 2018). "The Woman Who Fought Bulls". The Stacks. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- "Cristina Sánchez, 25 años de su alternativa: "Me gustaría que me recordaran por buena torero y por buena gente"". telemadrid.es (in Spanish). Telemadrid. February 19, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- Madrid, Guy Hedgecoe in. "Male-dominated domain of bullfighting engulfed in gender controversy". The Irish Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
Further reading
- "Cristina Sánchez (bullfigher)", in Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America by Janet Woolum (Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998), pp. 214–215
External links
- "Cristina Sánchez". Mundo-taurino.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- "Cristina Sanchez, Bullfighters, bullfighting, bullrings in Andalucia, southern Spain". Andalucia.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- "The Woman Who Fought Bulls". Deadspin.com. March 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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