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Introduction
Almost from the very beginning, bullfighting has formed an integral part of the Feria de Abril (April fair held in Seville). The great names in the art of bullfighting claimed their places in history by carrying out their greatest faenas - the work done with the muleta (a red flannel cloth with a stick inserted along the top) at the end of the bullfight - in the afternoons of the feria. In homage to the maestros ( a term used to describe the most experienced matadors or toreros) the streets of the "Real" are signposted with the names of Juan Belmonte, Joselito el Gallo, Ignacio Sánchez Mejías and Curro Romero who, to this day, still dresses in the costume of his art every year.
Eternal and cross generational, this torero is observed by many of those who saw his debut forty seasons ago as they gaze down from the tendidos (rows of seats directly behind the fence which circle the bullring) in the sky. If you feel like getting into deep conversation with a Sevillian ask him about the mystery of the Faraón de Camas.
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