Manolete was born to his mother, Angustias Sánchez Martínez and his father, Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez.
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His father was also a bullfighter, who died when he was 5 years old, and his mother died in 1982.
Manolete’s career spanned the 1930s and 1940s, and he remains one of the greatest bullfighters in the history of the sport.

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Manolete Net Worth at Death
Manolete had an estimated net worth of $2 million at the time of his death.
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Manolete had an indepth understanding of the bullfighting techniques and had daring maneuvers in the bullring. He was known to be very courageous in his confrontation of the bulls.
His career was marked by several notable achievements and rivaled other famous bullfighters including Antonio Ordóñez.
Manolete died on August 29, 1947, after he was gored in his upper right leg by a bull during a fight.
There are also contrary opinions that Manolete died died after “receiving a transfusion with the wrong type of blood.”


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