José Miguel Arroyo Delgado

José Miguel Arroyo Delgado (born May 1, 1969) is a Spanish bullfighter.

He grew up in a poor family, dreaming about fame and wealth as a bullfighter.

He was also both widely criticized and praised by the Spanish public for refusing to dedicate a bull to King Juan Carlos de Bourbon, dedicating it instead to his friend, "El Bote", a fellow bullfighter who had just been hospitalized after an encounter with a bull.

Arroyo Delgado is equally controversial in Spain for his religious views: although he claims to be a Catholic, he has also declared that, had he been born in another country, his God would have been either Allah or Buddha.

Arroyo Delgado never prays before his fights, although this is a tradition for bullfighters in Spain, a country that has an overwhelming Catholic majority.

José Miguel Arroyo Delgado