Peña News
April 2006
April2, 2006-Jumping Victorino at the make-up corrida for the rained out March 4, 2006 in Olivenz Badajoz. Manuel Jesus "El Cid" cut an ear from the 3rd "Victorino." Julián López, "El Juli" lost trophies due to the sword.--He pinched several times. The final results were: El Cid 2 ears and silence, El Julsilence, Rivera Ordoñez silence and whistles. Emilio Fernandez, one of Juli's banderilleros went to the infirmary after he jumped to the callejón (passage way) to escape the chase of the 2nd Victorino who tried to clear the barrier also.--picture above. Emilio was transferred to Sevilla for studies. He ll be recuperating for 60 days from the tore cartiledge and ligaments
Enrique Ponce was announced to be in Jaén at 4:30 p.m. and Cordoba at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday March 25th, 2006. He managed to be on both festivals to help fight cancer. Enrique has been the organizer of the festival in Jaén for a number of years. His colleagues could not perform on March 26th and asked him if he could possibly change the date to Saturday and he did because he thought the festival in Cordoba was at 6 p.m. Rather than cancel one of them and create disappointment, Enrique accomplished being in both by asking his colleagues to allow him to go first in Jaén. After he cut 2 ears and took a vuelta around the ring, Ponce changed and went to Cordoba where he was received with open arms since people knew the dilema.
The 5th Taurine & Equestrian Festival took place in plaza de toros de Hato San José, Penonomé, Panamá on April 1, 2006 It was sponsored by la Peña Taurina de Panamá. In the cartel were Peruvian Matadors, Rafael Puga & Fernando Roca Rey who were joined by Matadors and Aficionados from Panamá, Colombia, México and Spain. The novillos were from Jorge Aranz A. There was an exhibition of Andalusian and Arabian horses and a conference about raising fighting bulls the day before.
El Juli began the season sweeping triumphs in Valencia and Castellón. He'll not be in Sevilla's Feria de Abril since there was "no agreement" between his manager and the empresa. Roberto Dominguez, his apoderado--mgr.--declared, "To console himself Juli will be fighting in the Americas, instead." Those of us who will be going to Aguascalientes, Mexico will get a chance to see him on April 24 and 29th. He'll be in Tijuana on April 30th to open the temporada--season, like last yr. Altogether, he'll fight 10 corridas in 9 days. He'll be inSan Miguel Allende on the 21st of April, Texcoco on the 22nd, Mazatlán on the 23, Aguascalientes on the 24th, Cozumel on the 26th, Cancún on the 27th, Puebla on the 28th, Aguascalientes on the 29th, Tijuana on the 30th and Apizaco on May 1st. Altogether, he ll appear ten times in eleven days.
If you watched the televised corrida from Castellón did you notice how Julian held his right wrist after he put the sword? He did the same in Mexico City on February 5th when he hit bone.....I 'm wondering whether or not he is fully recovered from his wrist injury back in January which occurred in a tienta at Victorino Martin's Ganaderia.
El Nuevo Palomo is none other than the second son of Retired Matador Palomo LInares. Sebastián Palomo LInares, hijo, is a 28 yrs. old attorney who did his debut with picadores during a festival in Biruhega, Guadalajara, Spain. He was silenced on his first and cut 2 ears from his second novillo from el Torreón. He was accompanied by 2 other figura s sons. Cayetano Rivera, Paquirri s 2nd son and Rivera Ordoñez younger brother. Cayetano o cut an ear from each of his novillos. He dedicated his first novillo to César Rincón, who was seated in a barrera. Manuel Benitez Cordobes is the father of Julio Benitez, the other diestro, who did not have much luck with his novillos from El Torreón.
Harinero, the indulto in Fallas 06 for his bravery and nobility, fought by Miguel Angel Perera has lost 100 kg. but is recuperating well at Fuentes Ymbro Ganadería, Los Romerales in Cadiz, Spain. In a month he ll perform his function as a semental-seed bull. He has 20 selected novias and will have 40 next yr. How much is he worth? Ganadero Ricardo Gallardo said that he has not sold regular seed bull under 60,000 euros. A bull expected to be a good semental does not have a price. He s not for sale, stated the Ganadero.
Lima--Feria del Señor de los Milagros. At an EFE press conference in Bogota Colombia on April 10, 2006 Anibal Vásquez Nacario, Plaza Acho s new Empresario, announced that, rather than spreading out the 6 corridas from Sunday to Sunday, this year there will be five corridas in consecutive days. He was ichecking out toros in diverse Colombian ganaderias, including César Rincón s Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo.
On the makes....The Creation of Latinoamerican Taurine Association is being promoted by Jose Antonio Gonzales, the Mexican Empresario. There will be a congress on May 5th and 6th in Manizales, Colombia. Its purpose will be to discuss wages for toreros and to facilitate exchange of matadores among the countries. According to the organizers the following empresarios confirmed their attendance: Mexico: Alfredo Sahagún, Ricardo Sánchez, among other delegates for Aguascalientes, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, Acapulco e Irapuato. Venezuela: Amenodoro Suárez, José Luis Rodríguez. Ecuador: delegates from Quito, Ambato y Riobamba. Colombia: Felipe Negret, William Ruiz, de Manizales, Santiago Tobón, Luis Fernando Castro, y Juan Carlos Uribe. (I wonder what effect will this do to the Fiesta......)
NUEVO REGLAMENTO is being implemented in Andalucía this season. The size of pics will change. They will be smaller. What was used for novillos will be used for full grown toros and for novillos will be smaller. Also, third class plazas can have indultos now.
Niño Torero, 9 yrs. old Rafita Mirabal, attracted more people to Silverio Perez plaza during la feria de Texcoco than when Enrique Ponce performed at the same arena according to Canal Once Announcers, Julio Tellez & José Mata. There are mixed thoughts on allowing children to perform at the plazas. On the positive part, children went to see the new Mexican sensation. Little Rafita was on the ground 3 times. Doing a farol he was late pulling the cape over his head and the vaquilla ran over him. Fortunately he was not seriously injured.
Telemadrid will telecast the 75th Anniversary of Las Ventas in its entirely. The Mini Feria takes place from June 6 to June 10, 2006.
Other corridas scheduled to be televised are:
Telemadrid: 5/2/06 at 19:00 (Span. Time) from Madrid. Pepín LIria, Luis Miguel Encabo & Fernando Robleño with toros from Adolfo Martín Andrés.
Canal Sur: 5/10/06 at 18:30 (Span. Time) from Jerez de la Frontera. Fermín Bohórquez, Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Antonio Domecq with toros from Fermín Bohórquez.
TVE: 5/14/06 at ? (not announced) from Jerez de la Frontera. Rivera Ordoñez, Salvador Vega, Miguel ángel Perera with toros from Fuente Ymbro.
TVE: 6/11/06 at ? (not announced) from Albacete. Enrique Ponce, César Jiménez, Sebastián Castella with toros from Daniel Ruiz Yague.
