Editing Manolete (section)

== Career ==
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez was the son of a bullfighter (who also went by the name Manolete) and his wife Angustias. His father died when Manolete was five years old.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mooallem |first=Jon |date=2022-05-03 |title=The Matador and Me: Coming to Terms with My Famously Ugly Lookalike |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/magazine/manolete-matador-face.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Rising to prominence shortly after the [[Spanish Civil War]], Manolete went on to be considered one of the greatest bullfighters of all time.<ref>[https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/archivo-historico/manolete-presentacion-mexico/2925535/  Manolete en México 1945 (in Spanish)]</ref> His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he excelled at the ''suerte de la muerte'' — the kill. Manolete's contribution to bullfighting included being able to stand very still while the bull passed close to his body and, rather than giving the passes separately, remaining in one spot and linking four or five consecutive passes into a compact series. He popularized the "Manoletina": a pass with the [[muleta]] normally given just before entering to kill with the sword.

In addition to appearing in all of the major [[bullring]]s of Spain, Manolete had important triumphs in [[Plaza Mexico]].