Matador Muerte
This picture is hanging proudly in the house of our senora. I had walked past it several times and paid little attention to the actual picture. Once I realized that it was a painting of a matador that was literally being speared by the horn of the bull I was very surprised. Of course, it is common knowledge that compared with the "politically correct" culture of the United States, Spanish culuture is much more frank. This carries over also in the concepts of censorship. Not necessarily in the political concept but what is culturally accepted. In movies or on tv, in plays or in advertisements violent, sexual, or other scenes aren't as graphic as those not only in Spain but in Europe as a whole. Nevertheless, my American mindeset was shocked when I saw that the death of the matador rather than simply the arena of the game was a proud work of art.