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Matador

1986
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6.7/10

Release Date

07/03/1986

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
93%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
69%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
74%

Diego Montes was a bullfighter until a goring forced him to retire early. Now he teaches at a bullfighting school in Madrid, but the bullring is no longer enough for him. At night he seeks thrills by watching slasher films, and his old obsession with killing is still alive, even if it no longer plays out in the arena. Among his students is Ángel, a confused young man who suffers from vertigo and begins to catch Diego's attention. The story opens with a man who has lost his livelihood but not the drive that defined him, and with a bullfighting class that becomes the stage for everything he tries to hold back. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Nacho Martínez, Assumpta Serna, and Antonio Banderas.

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Facts about Matador

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old
Spain releaseMarch 7, 1986
Runtime1 h 50 min
Original LanguageSpanish
CountrySpain
Production companiesCompañía Iberoamericana de TV, TVE
Worldwide box office$286K
U.S. box office$279K
Trailer views14K

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd66/100Trakt

Awards for Matador

6total awards
7total nominations

Matador Cast

Assumpta Serna
Assumpta SernaMaría
Nacho Martínez
Nacho MartínezDiego
Julieta Serrano
Julieta SerranoBerta
Chus Lampreave
Chus LampreavePilar
Eusebio Poncela
Eusebio PoncelaCommissioner
Bibiana Fernández
Bibiana FernándezFlower Seller
Luis Ciges
Luis CigesGuard
Eva Siva
Eva SivaHousekeeper of María and Diego
Verónica Forqué
Verónica ForquéJournalist
Pepa Merino
Pepa MerinoMaría's Secretary
Lola Peno
Lola PenoAlumna 1
Marisa Tejada
Marisa TejadaAlumna 2
Mercedes Jiménez
Mercedes JiménezAlumna 3
Francesca Prandi
Francesca PrandiAlumna 4
Jesús Ruyman
Jesús RuymanMan 1
Milton Díaz
Milton DíazMan 2
Angie Gray
Angie GrayChica Ana
Alicia Mora
Alicia MoraFiel
Laly Salas
Laly SalasFiel
Jaime Chávarri
Jaime ChávarriPriest
Marcelo García Flores
Marcelo García FloresPoliceman 1
Agustín Almodóvar
Agustín AlmodóvarPoliceman 2
Kika
KikaT.V. Announcer
Concha Hidalgo
Concha HidalgoAngel's Aunt
Juan Sánchez
Juan SánchezNurse
Antonio Passy
Antonio PassyOtorhinolaryngologist
Kike Turmix
Kike TurmixFighting Man 1
Julián Sánchez
Julián SánchezFighting Man 2
Marisa Paredes
Marisa ParedesHeroin Addicted Model (uncredited)
Fabio McNamara
Fabio McNamaraPharmacy Robber (uncredited)

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Cast of Matador by the numbers

39average cast age in years
3years of age gap between the leads
56%women in the cast
14%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Eva Cobo, age 18 at release. The oldest: Luis Ciges, at 64.

Cast ages at release

  • Assumpta Serna28 years old
  • Antonio Banderas25 years old
  • Nacho Martínez33 years old
  • Eva Cobo18 years old
  • Julieta Serrano53 years old
  • Chus Lampreave55 years old
  • Carmen Maura40 years old
  • Eusebio Poncela38 years old
  • Bibiana Fernández32 years old
  • Luis Ciges64 years old

Cast heights

Crew

  • AddressPedro Almodóvar
  • WritingPedro Almodóvar, Jesús Ferrero
  • MusicBernardo Bonezzi
  • PhotographyÁngel Luis Fernández
  • EditingJosé Salcedo
  • Production designFernando Sánchez
  • Costume designJosé María de Cossío

Trivia about Matador

According to Almodóvar himself, the opening sex scene between Assumpta Serna and Jesús Ruyman was not simulated.
During the shoot of the final scene, Almodóvar wasn't sure how to stage a gesture by Nacho Martínez's character, so he ended up trying it himself.
In his 2006 book Almodóvar on Almodóvar, the director acknowledged that he considers this film and Kika (1993) his two weakest works.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Matador has an approval rating of 93% based on 27 reviews.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Matador

rapebullfightingdrowningmadrid, spainreligious educationangelnecrophiliasadomasochismmatador (bullfighter)euphoric

What Matador is called in other countries

It was released in 15 countries, each in its own language.

  • Japanマタドール<闘牛士>・炎のレクイエム
  • South Korea마타도르
  • China斗牛士
  • RussiaМатадор
  • BulgariaМатадор
  • Georgiaმატადორი
  • Hong Kong鬥牛勇士
  • Israelמטדור
  • LatviaMatadors
  • NorwayKjærlighetens matadorer
  • RussiaМатадор
  • SerbiaМатадор
See the remaining 3 countries
  • SwedenKärlekens matadorer
  • Taiwan鬥牛士
  • UkraineМатадор

Where it was filmed Matador

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Popularity of Matador

3,671Wikipedia views (30 days)
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Soundtrack from Matador

Original music by Bernardo Bonezzi

The Matador (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
SoundtrackThe Matador (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Varios Artistas · 2006 · 14 songs

Songs

  1. 1
    A Town Called Malice
    2:56
  2. 2
    El Matador
    4:34
  3. 3
    It's Not Unusual
    2:01
  4. 4
    1, 2, 3, 4
    4:13
  5. 5
    Manila Fiasco
    2:40
  6. 6
    Garbageman
    3:34
  7. 7
    In the Heat of the Moment
    3:51
  8. 8
    Bahia Blanca
    3:05
  9. 9
    A Mi Guitarra
    2:49
  10. 10
    Matador Theme
    2:42

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