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Serial Biography in Journalism: The Case of Juan Belmonte, matador de toros, by Manuel Chaves Nogales
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The Spanish journalist Manuel Chaves Nogales (Seville, 1897 - London, 1944) published the biography of bullfight- er Juan Belmonte (Seville, 1892 - Utrera, 1962) in 1935 in the graphic magazine Es- tampa. This biography, considered one of the best-written ones in Castilian, was re- leased in weekly chapters. Belmonte was already at that time one of the most famous bullfighters in Spain, but across his person- al story, Chaves Nogales turned Belmonte into a legend. Through the content and formal text analysis, this research identifies the connexions between the external form of a biography, published episodically, and the scenes chosen by the journalist that helped to enlarge the legend of a character. Chaves Nogales wrote the work in the first- person, so the text reads like an autobiog-
raphy. This paper studies the use of first person narrative and shows the new pattern introduced in Journalism by Chaves Nogales. He contributes to the creation of the Belmonte myth through the storytell-
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Spanish title: La biografía seriada en el periodismo: El caso de Juan Belmonte, matador de toros, por Manuel Chaves Nogales
El periodista español Manuel Chaves Nogales (Sevilla, 1897 - Londres, 1944) publicó en 1935 la biografía del torero Juan Belmonte (Sevilla, 1892 - Utrera, 1962) en la revista gráfica Estampa. Esta biografía, considerada una de las mejores en caste- llano, apareció por entregas semanales. Belmonte era ya entonces uno de los toreros más famosos de España, pero Chaves Nogales lo convirtió en una leyenda a través la historia de su vida. Esta investigación identifica las conexiones entre el género biográfico y el periodismo mediante un análisis formal y de contenido de los distintos capítulos de la biografía y de las escenas narrativas. Chaves Nogales escribió el texto en primera persona, por lo que se lee como una autobiografía y este trabajo estudia el uso que hace Chaves Nogales de esa persona gramatical y muestra algunos de los rasgos periodísticos introducidos por Chaves Nogales. A través del storytelling, Chaves Nogales contribuyó a crear el mito de Belmonte.
