Curro Romero
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bullfighter, known as Curro Romero. Born in Camas
Camas, Seville
Camas is a city located in the province of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 25,706 inhabitants.Camas is the birthplace of Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.-External links:...
, near Seville
Seville
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.
He started his professional career in La Pañoleta (Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
), on August 22, 1954 together with Limeño.
His first corrida with horses took place in Utrera
Utrera
Utrera is a municipality in south-west Spain. It is in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2008 it has a population close to 50,202....
(Sevilla), on September 8, 1954, fighting bulls that belonged to Ruperto de los Reyes and Francisco Corpas. His debut in Madrid
Madrid
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happened on July 18, 1957, with bulls from Alipio Pérez-Tabernero. He was not very successful on that day.
His career has been one of the longest in bullfighting. It has also been very irregular. He retired at age 66, after 42 years of profession. There is a bronze statue of him outside the bullring in Sevilla.