Their job is to insert two banderillas over the horns into the bull's neck muscle. |
The banderillero, carrying a banderilla in each hand, runs towards the charging bull at an angle and places the banderillas in its neck. |
Victor is a very powerful maestro and one of the best matadors placing banderillas today. |
With the brightly coloured banderillas he approaches the bull excellently and positions them carefully on the neck, bringing the crowd to its feet with applause. |
A banderillero now advances with a pair of the banderillas, or barbed darts, before mentioned. |
Using banderillas and the muleta, his performances with both are varied, as are his movements with the cape. |