title: Currito of the Cross (novel)
text: # 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.
  
  