Matador (disambiguation)

A torero (matador de toros) is the central bullfighter who must kill the bull.

Matador may also refer to:

In business

• Matador (company), a Slovakia-based global tire producer
• Matador Network, a media company targeted to the travel industry
• Matador Records, a record label

In arts & literature

Comics

• Matador (Marvel Comics), a super-villain in the Marvel Comics universe

Film and TV

• Matador (film) a 1986 film directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• Matador (Danish TV series), a 1978 Danish TV series
• Matador (U.S. TV series), a 2014 U.S. TV series
• The Matador, a 2005 film starring Pierce Brosnan
• The Matador (2008 film), a 2008 film

Literature

• Matador series, a series of science fiction novels by Steve Perry

Music

Bands

• The Matadors (Czech band)

Musicals

• Matador (Danish musical), a Danish musical from 2007 based on the television series of the same name
• Matador (English musical), a 1991 musical based on the story of El Cordobés

Albums

• Matador (Arms and Sleepers album), a 2009 album by duo Arms and Sleepers
• Matador (Kenny Dorham album), a 1962 album by jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham
• Matador (Grant Green album), a 1979 album by jazz guitarist Grant Green
• Matador (Zoroaster album), a 2010 album by sludge metal band Zoroaster
• Matador (Gaz Coombes album), a 2015 album by indie rock musician Gaz Coombes

Songs

• Matador (Akinori Nakagawa song)
• Matador/Da Frame 2R a song by Arctic Monkeys
• The Matador (Johnny Cash song), a song by Johnny Cash
• The Matador (Sylvia song), a 1981 song by American country music artist Sylvia
• El Matador, a 1993 song by the Argentine group Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Games

• Matador (domino game)
• Matador (toy)
• Matador (video game)

In military

• Matador (mine protected vehicle), an armoured mine protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa
• MATADOR (weapon), 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

In people

• Lloyd Daley or Lloyd "Matador" Daley, Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer and reggae producer
• El Matador, an alter ego of Tito Santana a former WWF Wrestler
• Luis Hernández (footballer) (born 1968), Mexican football player with the nickname "El Matador"
• Marcelo Salas (born 1974), Chilean football player with the nickname "El Matador"
• Primo & Epico, a professional wrestling tag team currently billed as "Los Matadores"

In sports

• California State University, Northridge Matadors, the name of CSUN's sports teams
• Carinthian Matadors Rugby Football Club, a rugby club in Carinthia, Austria
• FK Matador Púchov, a Slovak football club, sponsored by the tyre producer

In transportation

• AMC Matador, an automobile manufactured by American Motors Corporation from 1971 to 1978
• Dodge Matador, an automobile model marketed during 1960
• Matador Force Motors, an Indian light commercial vehicle

Other

• Matador (cocktail), a tequila-based cocktail
• Matador, Texas
• Avid Matador, a 1990s 2D painting software on Silicon Graphics computers