also known as "The Little Giant"


Born: August 25, 1949, Ciudad Guadalupe, Nuevo León

Guadalupe, Nuevo León

Guadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....

, México

Mexico

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Resides in Guadalupe, Nuevo León

Guadalupe, Nuevo León

Guadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....

, a suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon México

Mexico

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. Eloy Cavazos is respected as one of Mexico's top matador

Matador

A torero or toureiro is a bullfighter and the main performer in bullfighting, practised in Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Mexico, France and various other countries influenced by Spanish culture. In Spanish, the word torero describes any of the performers who actively participate in the bullfight...

s, and has been such for decades.

Debut, Alternativa, Confirmación

Debut in Plaza México

Plaza México

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He debuted in Plaza México on July 12, 1966, with Gonzalo Iturbe and Leonardo Manzanos.

Alternativa:

He took his alternativa in Plaza Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, on August 28, 1966. His Padrino was Antonio Velázquez. His Testigo was Manolo Martinez. His first bull was named "Cariñoso", from the ranch of San Miguel Mimiahuapam.

Confirmación en México:


He took his confirmación in Plaza México

Plaza México

The Plaza México, situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. This 48,000-seat facility is usually dedicated to bullfighting, but many boxing fights have been held there as well, including Julio César Chávez's third bout with Frankie Randall...

, on January 14, 1968. His Padrino was Alfredo Leal. His Testigo was Jaime Rangel. Bulls were from the ranch of Jesús Cabrera.

Confirmación en Madrid:


He took his confirmación in Madrid, Spain, on May 22, 1971. HIs Padrino was Miguel Mateo "Miguelín". His Testigo was Gabriel de la Casa. Bulls were from the ranch of José Luis Osborne.

Personal

Unlike some matadors who are well known for their hard partying lifestyle, Eloy Cavazos is known and respected for his professionalism and a disciplined lifestyle that he has maintained throughout his career. This pattern was evident from his beginnings with his late mentor, the Matador Jaime Bravo

Jaime Bravo

Jaime Bravo was a Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. Bravo was known for death defying style and numerous relationships with women and Hollywood starlets.-Early life:...

, who would make sure that Eloy did not drink, went to bed early, and woke up early to train.

Miscellaneous

• Eloy Cavazos's Banderillero is his brother.

• Eloy Cavazos's Picador
  Picador
  A picador is one of the pair of horsemen in a Spanish bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the tercio de varas which is the first of the three stages in a Spanish bullfight.The picador has three main functions:...
  
   is his Mozo De Espadas (sword handler) son.

• Jaime, his son, is named after Eloy's mentor, the late Matador Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo was a Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. Bravo was known for death defying style and numerous relationships with women and Hollywood starlets.-Early life:...
  
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• Eloy Cavazos and Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo was a Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. Bravo was known for death defying style and numerous relationships with women and Hollywood starlets.-Early life:...
  
   were in a tragic 1970 automobile accident, near Zacatecas, México. Eloy survived. Jaime died, shortly thereafter. Their driver died in the accident. The accident occurred after a bullfight, in Zacatecas, where Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo was a Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. Bravo was known for death defying style and numerous relationships with women and Hollywood starlets.-Early life:...
  
   had just won that year's "Golden Sword" award. The sword disappeared in the accident.

• The Mexican Matador Alejandro Amaya
  Alejandro Amaya
  Alejandro Amaya is one of Mexico's celebrity Matadors.Amaya resides in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México, at the ranch of Matador Eloy Cavazos.His real name is Alejandro de la Vega Amaya....
  
   is regarded as Eloy Cavazos's protege.

• Eloy Cavazos's manager, Rafael Baez, had also been the late Matador Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo
  Jaime Bravo was a Mexican matador during the 1950s and 1960s. Bravo was known for death defying style and numerous relationships with women and Hollywood starlets.-Early life:...
  
  's manager.

External links

• Portal Taurino
• Eloy Cavazos in the Spanish Language Wikipedia
• "Haunted By The Horns", (2006) An ESPN online article about Alejandro Amaya and Eloy Cavazos, it seeks why a matador has chosen their profession.
• "Story Of A Matador" (1962). A 30 minute David Wolper episode, provides an excellent insight into what it's like to be a matador.
• Eloy Cavazos at ToroPedia.com