cuadrilla
Quick Summary
In bullfighting, a cuadrilla is the team that assists the matador. This team is comprised of several individuals who play specific roles throughout the bullfight.12
The cuadrilla includes:
* Picadors: Mounted assistants who use lances to weaken the bull in the first act.2
* Banderilleros: Assistants on foot who perform initial capework and place barbed darts, called banderillas, into the bull during the second act.2
* Matador: The main bullfighter who faces and ultimately kills the bull in the final act.2
Each matador typically has a cuadrilla of two or three banderilleros and two picadors.2
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