Mini matador impresses in Peru

A pint-sized bullfighter - famed as one of the youngest in the world - is wowing fans in Peru.

Michelito Lagravere Peniche has a wealth of experience at the ripe old age of ten, as he's been taking part in the event since he was just five years old.

The young Spaniard said he was inspired by his father.

"Since I was very young there were many bullfighters at my house and I accompanied my father to the races and that is how I got the desire to fight," he said.

In his years as a bullfighter, the little matador has collected a few battle scars, including on his cheek and thigh.

He has also picked up a few souvenirs - cutting the ears of 106 bulls and the tails of seven.

Bullfighters under the age of sixteen are banned from fighting in Spain, the home of bullfighting, but they are popular in Latin America, where they face younger and smaller bulls than adult matadors.

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