El Cordobés
El Cordobés on 19 September 1966 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Manuel Benítez Pérez |
| Nickname | El Cordobés (The Cordovan) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 4 May 1936 Palma del Río, Andalusia, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Position | Matador, actor, bullfighter |
Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May 1936), more commonly known as El Cordobés (The Cordovan), is a Spanish matador, and actor active in the 1960s who brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style to the bullring.