Actor, Author, Professional Matador. He was best-remembered as an actor and bullfighter, yet was a successful author. Born Mario Cabré i Esteve in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, he was the member of a family of artists. Early in his life, he appeared in roles on the stage. He published poetry throughout his life and received the Ciudad de Barcelona Award for his book "Maramor." He started bullfighting in 1934 and in 1943 debuted in the bullring of Las Ventas in Madrid. During his bullfighting career, he fought more than six hundred bulls and acquired four major injuries in the bullfighting ring. While filming "El centauro" in 1945, he received a serious goring from the bull in the ring. From 1950 to 1957, he did not fight bulls. He retired from the bullfighting ring in October of 1960 to devote himself to the cinema. During the shooting of the 1951 film "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman," Cabré had a passionate romance with Ava Gardner according to magazine articles. Among his other films are "Oro y Marfil" in 1947, "Canción Mortal" in 1948, "Misión Extravagante" in 1953 and "Nocturno 29" in 1968. During the 1960s, Cabre hosted the popular TV show "Reina por un Día." He made three recordings of reading his poems. On May 8, 1976, he suffered a stroke with right-sided paralysis, yet learned to write poetry with his left hand. He died later from complications of the stroke.
Actor, Author, Professional Matador. He was best-remembered as an actor and bullfighter, yet was a successful author. Born Mario Cabré i Esteve in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, he was the member of a family of artists. Early in his life, he appeared in roles on the stage. He published poetry throughout his life and received the Ciudad de Barcelona Award for his book "Maramor." He started bullfighting in 1934 and in 1943 debuted in the bullring of Las Ventas in Madrid. During his bullfighting career, he fought more than six hundred bulls and acquired four major injuries in the bullfighting ring. While filming "El centauro" in 1945, he received a serious goring from the bull in the ring. From 1950 to 1957, he did not fight bulls. He retired from the bullfighting ring in October of 1960 to devote himself to the cinema. During the shooting of the 1951 film "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman," Cabré had a passionate romance with Ava Gardner according to magazine articles. Among his other films are "Oro y Marfil" in 1947, "Canción Mortal" in 1948, "Misión Extravagante" in 1953 and "Nocturno 29" in 1968. During the 1960s, Cabre hosted the popular TV show "Reina por un Día." He made three recordings of reading his poems. On May 8, 1976, he suffered a stroke with right-sided paralysis, yet learned to write poetry with his left hand. He died later from complications of the stroke.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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