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José Mari Manzanares

1953 – 2014

Spanish matador

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Lived 1953 – 2014 (aged 61). José Mari Manzanares was a Spanish bullfighter.

José María Dols Abellán (; 14 April 1953 – 28 October 2014), known professionally as José Mari Manzanares was a Spanish bullfighter, son of the banderillero Pepe Dols (Pepe Manzanares) and father of José María Dols Samper, likewise a bullfighter.

Early life Manzanares was born in Alicante's Santa Cruz neighbourhood. He went to school in the city of his birth, where he also worked as a child at a warehouse.

Bullfighting career Manzanares donned the suit of lights – this one in white and silver His bullfighter son, José María Dols Samper, was the one who cut off his coleta (bullfighter's queue) on the occasion of his retirement. The rejoneador Manolo Dols Samper "Manolo Manzanares" is also his son. Their children were not only José María, but also his siblings Ana María, Resurrección (also known as "Yeyes"), and Manuel.

Manzanares died at the age of 61 of natural causes at his bull-raising farm, Cerro Teresa, in Campo Lugar, Cáceres on 28 October 2014.

Three years after Manzanares's death, on 11 November 2017, his four children donated the royal blue and gold suit of lights that their father had worn during the last three seasons of his bullfighting career to the Real, Ilustre y Fervorosa Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos de Nuestra Señora del Santo Rosario, Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Sentencia y María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena (the Hermandad de la Macarena for short), a Catholic brotherhood whose seat is at the Basílica de la Macarena in Seville. Manzanares had been fervently devoted to the brotherhood's icon at this church, the Virgin of Hope of Macarena.

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Who was José Mari Manzanares?

Spanish matador (1953-2014)

When was José Mari Manzanares born?

José Mari Manzanares was born on 14 April 1953 in Alicante.

When did José Mari Manzanares die?

José Mari Manzanares died on 28 October 2014 in Campo Lugar.

What was José Mari Manzanares's occupation?

José Mari Manzanares was a bullfighter.

What nationality was José Mari Manzanares?

José Mari Manzanares was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: José Mari Manzanares

· Wikidata: Q3287153

· DBpedia: José Mari Manzanares

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