EL PASELLO

The first stage of a bullfight is El Pasello which is a parade of the bullfighters and their assistants, and all the other people who will have some part to play during the bullfight, such as the the "Picadores" on their horses and carrying their lance, the "Banderilleros" who are dressed like the bullfighters but whose function is to run at the bulls and stick darts into their backs. The "Peones" whose function is simply to play with the bull with their coloured capes so that the bullfighter can watch the way that the bull charges and turns with his horns. The "Mulillas" also take part in the parade and they are the men and horses which will drag the body of the dead bull from the ring.