Miguel Báez Espuny

Miguel Báez Espuny
Personal information
NicknameEl Litri
NationalitySpanish
Born(1930-10-05)5 October 1930
Gandia, Valencian Country, Spain
Died18 May 2022(2022-05-18) (aged 91)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeCementerio de la Soledad, Huelva
Monument(s)Monumento a la Dinastía Litri, Huelva
Home townHuelva
EducationColegio HH. Maristas Huelva
OccupationBullfighter
Years active1947–1987
AgentJosé Flores "Camará" (apoderado)
SpouseConcha Spínola
ChildrenMiguel Báez Spínola "El Litri"
Parents
  • Miguel Báez Quintero "El Litri" (father)
  • Ángela Espuny Lozar (mother)

Miguel Báez Espuny (5 October 1930 – 18 May 2022), better known as "El Litri", was a Spanish bullfighter, a descendant of one of Huelva's foremost bullfighting dynasties.

His grandfather, his father, and his half-brother were likewise bullfighters, although it was he himself who outshone them all in fame and recognition. His fame became so great that in 1960, he made his own film, entitled Litri and His Shadow (Spanish: El Litri y su sombra), in which he tells the story of the whole saga, with himself as the protagonist and the cornerstone for having been the one to reach the greatest height. Báez's son, Miguel Báez Spínola "El Litri", was also a well-known matador in the 1990s.