A Ritual of Life and Death, the Bullfight

Debbi Morello

Freelance/ The San Diego Union-Tribune

Suit of Lights, Jeronimo Ramire de Arellano Munoz, know as “Jeronimo”, signs autographs just before entering the ring. Dressed in a “traje de luces”, a suit of lights, can cost several thousand dollars. The suit of lights is a silk jacket, heavily embroidered in gold, skintight pants and a bicome hat.

Debbi Morello, "A Ritual of Life and Death, the Bullfight," in POYi Archive, Item #31018, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/31018 (accessed June 17, 2025).