Michel Lagravere, The Justin Bieber Of Bullfighting

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Though he stands just four feet ten--short, even for a kid who is about to turn 13--Michelito has become internationally renowned for his exploits in the ring. By his own estimate, he has already put the sword to 300 bulls. Ask him if he remembers his first kill and he says, "It was October 27, 2005, in my mother's home state of Tabasco. I was 6 years old." Four years later he tried to set a Guinness World Record for novice bullfighters (novilleros) by slaying six bulls in a single appearance--and succeeded, but Guinness refused to recognize it. ("We do not accept records based on the killing or harming of animals," its website explained.) This past June, Michelito became the youngest matador ever to perform in the world's largest bullfighting arena; he was such a hit that he was invited back in August. That time, Michelito got knocked to the ground by a big black bull by the name of Manguero--coming dangerously close to catching its horn; but he managed to pick himself up, then to thrust his sword between the bull's shoulder blades. Manguero knelt in the sand and took his last breath, and as Michelito stood over his kill, his face smeared with blood, the crowd at Plaza Mexico went berserk.

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[cowtownab]

05:59 AM on 12/03/2010

Absolutely sickening.

[dsw70]

01:46 AM on 12/03/2010

Please do not label him anything related to Justin Beiber. It's an insult to him.

[yourbuffers]

12:05 AM on 12/03/2010

Libs now cry over bulls. But it's culture libs, you love any foreign culture right? It must be okay.

[duxguts]

10:07 PM on 12/02/2010

I hope he lives a long and fruitful life slaughtering bulls and the there is blood and guts all over the place.

[WTFbush]

10:43 AM on 12/02/2010

I always root for the bull. The more famous the "matador" is the more I want the bull to....well, I'm sure you get the picture.

[MikeDu]

08:31 PM on 12/01/2010

A barbaric practice on par with bear baiting and dog fights. Even parts of Spain have recently outlawed the so-called 'sport'.

[rrc55]

06:56 PM on 12/01/2010

I hope he gets the hornupthebutt treatment.

[JoeTroll]

12:43 AM on 12/02/2010

The Catholic church IS strong there...

[bluegolf]

12:22 PM on 12/01/2010

Let's hope he doesn't model his haircut after Justin Bieber's, the last thing you need is a vision impediment when a charging bull is coming at you.

[Anne Mccormick]

11:48 PM on 11/30/2010

this boy is only 12 years old and he has put "300 bulls to the sword". what of this do his parents not understand that this is just wrong.

[petman2001]

09:18 PM on 11/30/2010

Uh, how do you say "exploitation" in Spanish?

[rjhuntington]

05:26 AM on 12/01/2010

"explotación"

[petman2001]

08:03 AM on 12/01/2010

Gracias!

[Congzilla]

06:09 PM on 11/30/2010

At least eventually one of the two of them will get gored, it's half a win I guess.

[TheyAllSuck]

06:07 PM on 11/30/2010

Why is the Huffington Post glamorizing bull fighting?

[Galong]

10:01 PM on 11/30/2010

Yeah, really. Furthermore, I'm not so sure Justin Bieber would want his name associated in any way with animal cruelty.

[JoeTroll]

12:44 AM on 12/02/2010

And vice-versa.

[Edward Standley]

02:22 PM on 11/30/2010

Bullfighting is a crummy, cruel practice promoted by adults. They brought this kid into it. Please don't wish harm on a kid. It's just as cruel and crummy.

[ruddy24]

11:40 PM on 11/30/2010

Agree. He started at 6. Can't imagine he picked it up by himself. Parents are to blame for glorifying such a thing and teaching a kid torturing and killing animals is okay. I just hope he grows up and gets to make up his mind and draft away from it.

If the kid gets gored, I say sue the parents for exposing their kid to potential injury or death!

[TYRANNASAURUS]

11:09 AM on 11/30/2010

So what if he's a KID............GO BULLS GO!

[americancolonyinhell]

11:02 AM on 11/30/2010

Looks more like the Corey Feldman of BullKilling.