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El toreo de hoy (Bullfighting of Today) - Revisited

Duolingo Spanish Podcast

Duolingo

Education, Society & Culture

4.414.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Juan Pablo grew up fascinated with bullfighting, a tradition in his home country of Spain. But when he discovers recorte — the art of bull dodging — he sees it as a thrilling, more humane alternative. He throws himself into the dangerous sport, risking his life every time he faces a bull.

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0:00.0

Hello listeners, Martina Kaster here, we have exciting updates for you.

0:06.2

Starting in November, we're bringing back our favorite episodes about the Animal Kingdom.

0:10.9

It will be all about the four-legged stars, and some two-legged ones, of this show.

0:16.7

Then in January, we're introducing something totally new, Duos Film Club.

0:21.8

We'll be exploring some of the most iconic movies from Latin America and Spain.

0:26.0

Don't miss out. More soon.

0:29.0

Asta Prunto. Alla listeners. This season of the Duolingo Spanish podcast we are revisiting some of our favorite stories about people and their animal friends.

0:45.2

Stories that show just how amazing that Bond can be.

0:48.5

Today we have an episode from June 2021.

0:51.4

It takes us to Spain and features Juan Pablo Bienueva. Growing up, he was fascinated with bullfighting, but

0:58.7

when he discovered a different version of the tradition, everything changed. Be sure to stick around until the end to hear

1:05.5

from Humpablo himself and how it's going with him, the sport and the bulls. Let's get to it. Hey listeners, a quick word on the Spanish spoken by this week's storyteller who comes from Spain.

1:21.0

The Z is pronounced like the TH in the English word think. So instead of Kabeza, you'll hear

1:29.1

Kabeza.

1:30.1

It's a scorching summer day in 2008.

1:37.0

Quamp Pablo Villanueva stands near a metal gate at a cattle ranch in northern Spain. He brings his ear up close to the warm metal, holding his breath.

1:48.0

On the other side, a massive bull, a total, paces heavily inside his pen.

1:55.0

In a few minutes, the two will come face to face.

1:59.0

I'm more me on a tour.

2:04.0

I have

2:05.0

10thio years and me in inscrito in a competition

2:10.0

in a competition of Algo Yamado record.

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