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Recuperating in bed and finding himself both bored and consumed by professional frustrations, �ٴdz����Բ���í�� called a Madrid radio station to ask for time on the air.

�ٴdz����Բ���í�� was suave, cocky, ambitious, defiant, theatrical — a man of “indomitable self-esteem” and physical vigor who was always surrounded by “company that was completely joyous and happy” and whose life seemed to pour over him in a warm, never-ending bath of eager women and delicious wine.

�ٴdz����Բ���í�� began ascending professionally in 1943, just as Manolete’s fame was exploding.

When a correspondent from the radio station arrived at �ٴdz����Բ���í��’s bedside with a microphone, the young matador didn’t hold back.

Now �ٴdz����Բ���í�� was giving fans permission to feel exhausted with the dour-faced, overpaid man who had dominated bullfighting for years.