PBS Premiere: September 1, 2009
Synopsis
For Spaniards — and for the world — nothing has expressed their country's traditionally rigid gender roles more powerfully than the image of the male matador. So sacred was the bullfighter's masculinity to Spanish identity that a 1908 law barred women from the sport. Ella Es el Matador reveals the surprising history of the women who made such a law necessary and offers fascinating profiles of two female matadors currently in the arena: the acclaimed Mari Paz Vega and neophyte Eva Florencia. These women are gender pioneers by necessity. But what emerges as their truest motivation is their sheer passion — for bullfighting and the pursuit of a dream. A co-presentation with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).
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Film Information
Ella Es el Matador (She Is the Matador) (60 min.)
Premiere Date: September 1, 2009
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Trailer: Link
Filmmakers: Gemma Cubero, Celeste Carrasco Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: Critical Acclaim | Fact Sheet | Filmmaker Statement | Press Release
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September 16, 2010
Critical Acclaim
Gripping”
— Sports Illustrated
Ella Es el Matador is highly successful point-of-view work that exposes the world of the bullfight through the unique perspective of these unusual insiders.”
— Kate Taylor,
The Globe and Mail, Toronto
Ella Es el Matador captures [matador] Vega in some stunning moments that are both poetic and frightening. You may not become a fan of bullfighting, but after viewing Cubero and Carrasco's fine film, you will not be able to ignore its noble, if troubling, beauty.”
— Belinda Acosta,
The Austin Chronicle
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