Matador (disambiguation)

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A matador is the central bullfighter who must kill the bull.

Matador(s), The Matador(s), El Matador, or Los Matadores may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Comics

  • Matador (Marvel Comics), a super-villain in the Marvel Comics universe

Film, television, and theater

  • Matador (film) a 1986 film directed by Pedro Almodóvar
  • The Matador, a 2005 film starring Pierce Brosnan
  • The Matador (2008 film), a documentary
  • Matador (American TV series), a 2014 action series
  • Matador (Danish TV series), a 1978–1982 drama series
  • Matador (Danish musical), a 2007 musical based on the television series
  • Matador (English musical), a 1991 musical based on the story of El Cordobés

Games and toys

  • Matador (cards), a top trump in some card games
  • Matador (domino game)
  • Matador (toy), a wooden construction set
  • Matador (video game) or Brigador, a 2016 tactical game
  • El Matador (video game), a 2006 third-person shooter

Literature

  • Matador, a 1934 novel by Marguerite Steen
  • Matador series, a series of science fiction novels by Steve Perry

Music

Bands

  • The Matadors (band), a 1960s Czech beat band

Albums

  • Matador (Kenny Dorham album) or the title song, 1963
  • Matador (Gaz Coombes album) or the title song, 2015
  • Matador (Grant Green album) or the title song, 1979
  • Matador: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, by Patricia O'Callaghan, 2012
  • Matador, by Arms and Sleepers, 2009
  • Matador, by Mickey 3D, or the title song, 2005
  • Matador, by Zoroaster, 2010

Songs

  • "Matador" (Akinori Nakagawa song), 2004
  • "Matador" (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs song), 1994
  • "Matador"/"Da Frame 2R", a single by Arctic Monkeys, 2007
  • "The Matador" (Johnny Cash song), 1963
  • "The Matador" (Sylvia song), 1981
  • "Matador", by Acumen Nation from Transmissions from Eville, 1994
  • "Matador", by Garland Jeffreys from American Boy & Girl, 1979
  • "Matador", by Halford from Halford IV: Made of Metal, 2010
  • "Matador", by Xmal Deutschland, 1986

Businesses and companies

  • Matador (company), a Slovakia-based global tire producer
  • Matador Content, an American television production company
  • Matador Cooperative Farm, a defunct agricultural cooperative near Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Matador Records, an American record label
  • The Matador (bar), a defunct bar in Portland, Oregon, US
  • The Matador Club, a defunct country music venue in Toronto, Canada
  • The Matador (restaurant), an American chain of Mexican restaurants

Military

  • Matador (mine protected vehicle), an armoured mine protected vehicle produced by Paramount Group in South Africa
  • MATADOR, an anti-armour missile system developed by Singapore and Israel
  • AEC Matador, a military vehicle used by the Allies during World War II
  • AV-8S Matador, Spanish version of the AV-8A Harrier
  • MGM-1 Matador, one of the first cruise missiles ever introduced
  • Operation Matador (disambiguation), the name of several military or intelligence plans

People with the stage name or nickname

  • Matador (WA BMG 44), Senegalese hip hop musician
  • Edinson Cavani (born 1987), Uruguayan football player
  • Lloyd Daley (1939–2018), Jamaican reggae producer
  • Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968), Mexican football player
  • Marcelo Salas (born 1974), Chilean football player
  • Tito Santana (born 1953), American professional wrestler
  • Luis Tejada (born 1982), Panamanian football player
  • Primo & Epico or "Los Matadores", a professional wrestling tag team
  • Ilia Topuria or "El Matador" (born 1997), Spanish mixed martial artist

Places

Sports

Transportation

  • AMC Matador, an automobile manufactured by American Motors Corporation from 1971 to 1978
  • Dodge Matador, an automobile model marketed during 1960
  • El Matador (custom car), a show car built by Bill Cushenbery 1959–1961
  • Tempo Matador, a series of light commercial vehicles originally designed by Tempo and subsequently built by several motor companies between 1949 and 2000.

Other uses

  • Matador (cocktail), a tequila-based cocktail
  • Avid Matador, a 1990s 2D painting software on Silicon Graphics computers
Topics referred to by the same term
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