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Fernando Dos Santos

BORN: Povoa de Alcobaca, Portugal 1938 (Nov. 23)

MENTORS:
Jose Guerra (empresario)
Pepe Luis Vazquez (manager)

ALTERNATIVA:
Merida, Spain - 1966
Padrino - Vicente Punzon

CONT. IN MADRID: Oct. 12, 1968

PADRINO: Adolfo Avila "Paquirro"

CONT MENICO CITY: Feb. 22, 1970

PADRINO: Miguelin

GORINGS: Many, the worst being in the neck in Nogales in 1969

GREAT TRIUMPHS:
Nogales, May 1970: oreja/dos orejas
Nogales, July 1970: vuelta/toro indultado
Nogales, Sept. 1971: dos orejas/dos orejas
Nogales, Sept. 1971: orejas y rabo/oreja
Juarez, July 1970: tres orejas
Tijuana, June 1970: salida en hombros
Nogales, July 1972: palmas/dos orejas

FREQUENT ALTERNATES AND RIVALS:
Jesus "Chucho" Solorzano
Mauro Liceaga
Rafaelillo
Leonardo Manzano
Joel Tellez "El Silverio"

ACTIVITIES AFTER RETIREMENT:
real estate developer
bull breeder
manager of bullfighters (most notably Manolo Moreno)
bullfight promoter

The "death of" Fernando Dos Santos

In 1994, rumors circulated concerning the "death" of Fernando Dos Santos in Mexico and the American border. While no one is sure of where these rumors started, they add an interesting postscript to the saga of this unique matador and empresario. While North America had him "dead," he was very much alive and still active as a promoter in Portugal; but with Portugal being a world unto itself as far as bullfighting goes and news sometimes hard to come by on the opposite side of the Atlantic, he was and is, as of this writing, still alive and active. Truth is stranger than fiction.


The Wedding of the Daughter of Fernando Dos Santos


The Plaza De Toros in Abufeira, Portugal and surrounding businesses are presently owned and operated by Fernando Dos Santos. Look for schedules of upcoming bullfights to appear in our Portuguese section and for more information on these bullfights promoted by this retired matador.

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