Currito of the Cross (novel)

Currito of the Cross (Spanish:Currito de la Cruz) is a 1921 novel by the Spanish writer Alejandro Pérez Lugín which portrays the rise of a young bullfighter.

The novel was made into a movie four times. Lugín himself directed a silent film adaptation in 1926. Fernando Delgado directed version in 1936, Luis Lucia directed a 1949 version, and Rafael Gil a 1965 version.