A matador is the central bullfighter who must kill the bull.
Matador(s), The Matador(s), El Matador, or Los Matadores may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Comics Matador (Marvel Comics), a super-villain in the Marvel Comics universe
Film, television, and theater Matador (film) a 1986 film directed by Pedro Almodóvar The Matador, a 2005 film starring Pierce Brosnan The Matador (2008 film), a documentary Matador (American TV series), a 2014 action series Matador (Danish TV series), a 1978–1982 drama series Matador (Danish musical), a 2007 musical based on the television series Matador (English musical), a 1991 musical based on the story of El Cordobés The Matadors, film from Eric Roberts filmography Games and toys Matador (cards), a top trump in some card games Matador (domino game) Matador (toy), a wooden construction set Matador (video game) or Brigador, a 2016 tactical game El Matador (video game), a 2006 third-person shooter
Literature Matador, a 1934 novel by Marguerite Steen Matador series, a series of science fiction novels by Steve Perry
Music Bands The Matadors (band), a 1960s Czech beat band
Albums Matador (Kenny Dorham album) or the title song, 1963 Matador (Gaz Coombes album) or the title song, 2015 Matador (Grant Green album) or the title song, 1979 Matador: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, by Patricia O'Callaghan, 2012 Matador, by Arms and Sleepers, 2009 Matador, by Mickey 3D, or the title song, 2005 Matador, by Zoroaster, 2010
Songs "Matador" (Akinori Nakagawa song), 2004 "Matador" (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs song), 1994 "Matador"/"Da Frame 2R", a single by Arctic Monkeys, 2007 "The Matador" (Johnny Cash song), 1963 "The Matador" (Sylvia song), 1981 "Matador", by Acumen Nation from Transmissions from Eville, 1994 "Matador", by Garland Jeffreys from American Boy & Girl, 1979 "Matador", by Halford from Halford IV: Made of Metal, 2010 "Matador", by Xmal Deutschland, 1986 “Matador”, by Luvcat, 2024
Businesses and companies Matador (company), a Slovakia-based global tire producer Matador Content, an American television production company Matador Cooperative Farm, a defunct agricultural cooperative near Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada Matador Records, an American record label The Matador (bar), a defunct bar in Portland, Oregon, US The Matador Club, a defunct country music venue in Toronto, Canada The Matador (restaurant), an American chain of Mexican restaurants
Military Matador (mine protected vehicle), an armoured mine protected vehicle produced by Paramount Group in South Africa MATADOR, an anti-armour missile system developed by Singapore and Israel AEC Matador, a military vehicle used by the Allies during World War II AV-8S Matador, Spanish version of the AV-8A Harrier MGM-1 Matador, one of the first cruise missiles ever introduced Operation Matador (disambiguation), the name of several military or intelligence plans
People with the stage name or nickname Matador (rapper), Senegalese hip hop musician Edinson Cavani (born 1987), Uruguayan football player Lloyd Daley (1939–2018), Jamaican reggae producer Luis Hernández (footballer, born 1968), Mexican football player Marcelo Salas (born 1974), Chilean football player Tito Santana (born 1953), American professional wrestler Luis Tejada (born 1982), Panamanian football player Primo & Epico or "Los Matadores", a professional wrestling tag team Ilia Topuria or "El Matador" (born 1997), Spanish mixed martial artist
Places Matador, Texas, US Matador Mountain, Antarctica
Sports Cal State Northridge Matadors, the sports teams of California State University, Northridge FK Matador Púchov, a Slovak football club, sponsored by the tyre producer
Transportation
AMC Matador, an automobile manufactured by American Motors Corporation from 1971 to 1978 Dodge Matador, an automobile model marketed during 1960 El Matador (custom car), a show car built by Bill Cushenbery 1959–1961 Tempo Matador, a series of light commercial vehicles originally designed by Tempo and subsequently built by several motor companies between 1949 and 2000.
Other uses Matador (cocktail), a tequila-based cocktail Avid Matador, a 1990s 2D painting software on Silicon Graphics computers