  luis miguel gonzÃ¡lez lucas (november 9, 1926 â may 8, 1996) was a famous bullfighter from spain, better known as luis miguel dominguÃ­n. his father was the legendary domingo dominguÃ­n; he adopted his father's name to gain popularity. == early career == dominguÃ­n made his first public appearance in the ring at the age of eleven and enjoyed wide popularity during the 1940s and 1950s in spain, portugal, colombia and other countries. he was on the card in linares, spain on 28 august 1947 when another legend, his rival manolete, was fatally gored. dominguÃ­n was also a socialite, having friends like pablo picasso and romances with the american actress ava gardner and the fashion model china machado. in 1954, he married actress lucia bosÃ©, who gave birth to his son miguel bosÃ©, a grammy-award winning singer. in 1959, he and his brother-in-law, antonio ordÃ³Ã±ez, engaged in a bullfighting rivalry that was chronicled by ernest hemingway in his book, the dangerous summer. ordÃ³Ã±ez won. ==later career== in 1971 at the age of 44 he returned to the bullring. that year he retired again, but returned to the ring in 1971, aged 45, when he attempted to fathom the sport's continuing allure. his comeback was at las palmas, the canary islands, when he wore the costume known as the "suit of lights," which had been designed for him by picasso. he killed two bulls and won one ear, but was overshadowed by younger men - although the actress deborah kerr, who was in the crowd, insisted, "he is still the greatest bull-fighter." d
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