Peru Bullfight - Chaos at bullfight as fighters are injured
NAME: PER BULLFIGHT 20070604Ix
TAPE: EF07/0659
IN_TIME: 10:48:25:08
DURATION: 00:01:38:16
SOURCES: CH7
DATELINE: Huancavelica - 3 June 2007
RESTRICTIONS: No Access Peru
SHOTLIST
1. Bull, with bullfighter in ring
2. Bull charges, tosses bullfighter
3. Bull charges, tosses another bullfighter
4. Bullfighter riding bull is thrown, bull falls, injured bullfighter dragged away, bull returns
5. Close up, men in crowd
6. Youths running in ring, scuffling, dragged off by ring staff, pull out
7. Medium shot of bullfighter mounting bull and falling off
8. Pan of spectators taking away a wounded bullfighter
9. Bullfighters circle bull against bullring wall, pan to more scuffles
10. Bullfighters with cloaks and bull
STORYLINE:
A bullfighter in rural Peru told the crowd to expect a "spectacle" when he performed in the town of Huancavelica on Sunday.
At first the bull failed to engage with one of the bullfighters and the toreador turned his back on the injured animal.
But eventually, the bull returned to the fight, tackling one of the bullfighters full on, throwing him into the air.
The bull injured another man and friends and officials had to drag him clear as the bull was enticed away by another red cloak.
Then the 'spectacle' the crowd had been promised. For a few seconds the bullfighter achieved his ambition, breaking with time-honoured tradition to ride the bull rodeo-style.
But it didn't last. He was thrown and narrowly escaped as the bull too fell. Friends and officials dragged him away apparently unconscious as other bullfighters distracted the now raging bull.
As he was pulled to safety, youths from the crowd scrambled into the ring, scuffling and fighting until officials regained control.
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