«Honey, I’ll be back in two hours; If I haven’t arrived, read it again. And, have no doubt, you will read it again, that there is no longer a bullfight that lasts 120 minutes. It was the message that hung for 59 afternoons on the refrigerator of the Madrid fans, who have flocked to the bulls this season. From the spring of March to the fall of October, almost a million spectators have filled Las Ventas de color, 936,532 to be exact – 936,532 sinners, according to the advertising that appeared in the month of San Isidro (“Bullfighting is a sin, ask to your priest to condemn her») -, with a closing of 18,229 at the Autumn Fair, a historic figure, the best in the last fifteen years. Among the 15 ‘There are no tickets’ posters, the first to sell out were the three by Andrés Roca Rey, which generated the greatest expectation at the box office and the biggest buzz on the shelves. Until sun and shadow faced each other in the hardest ‘afternoon of solitude’ of the Peruvian on October 6, when he fell seriously injured and cut off the ear of an increasingly oriented Snitch and with the Monumental turned into a war field, with fury and echoes of other times for the bosses of bullfighting. San Isidro, the afternoon of Morante and the banner dedicated to Urtasun, the anti-bullfighting minister, began with a cultural battle. There are no tickets. The company of Rafael García Garrido and Simón Casas has taken the pulse of the public, with more young people than ever (at claim of bullfighting and non-bullfighting) and very large entries at fairs (the summer season is still a pending issue). This is how they have been distributed: 694,037 in the 38 bullfights, 186,097 in the 17 bullfights and 56,398 in the 4 bullfights. In total, 15 ‘No tickets’. All these data and many more are extracted from the exhaustive and complete report prepared by the communication department of Plaza 1. Bulls fought The number of bulls fought amounts to 376: 268 bulls and 108 steers, of 21 different breeds, with the Domecq as predominant (196 cattle), followed by Atanasio (40) and Albaserrada (24). In total there were 22 bulls, a figure that curiously coincides with the date of the most returns, that of September 22, in which three holders of Bañuelos went back and ten five-iron bulls came out. As for the general result in the drag, this is how it was: a cheer sounded for 35 animals, clapping for 82 and whistles for 57; silence was defeated in 176.Related News Standard Sales Businessman Si Rafael García Garrido: «Urtasun has made bullfighting even more fashionable among young people» Rosario Pérez San Isidro starts with a record number of subscribers and the first full house of a fair for which more than half a million people will pass: «We start with Morante, in style»Average weight of the bullfightsThe average weight of the bulls was 559 kilos. The title for the heaviest bullfight went to Juan Pedro Domecq (612 on average, with a Rebeco of 672), for the fight held on May 29, and the one with the fewest kilos (538), the one on the 16th of the same month, by Victoriano del Río. In the case of the steers, the average was 501 kilos: 519 were the heaviest (López Gibaja, June 4) and 484 were the least (Brazuelas, April 7). In the rejones the scale showed about 556 kilos: the heaviest, at 571, from Los Espartales (June 1); the one with the least weight, with 549, by Benítez Cubero and Pallarés (August 25). Predominant currenciesAs usual, Fuente Ymbro was crowned at the top with 24 bulls fought (a dozen bulls and the same number of steers). They are followed by Victoriano del Río, with 17; Pedraza de Yeltes and Victorino Martín, with 12; Puerto de San Lorenzo, with 11; and Alcurrucén and Juan Pedro Domecq, with 10. The most notable has been the cattle ranch owned by Ricardo Gallardo, with 7 trophies won, followed by ‘Lo Álvaro’, with 4, and those of Carmen Lorenzo and Los Espartales, with 3 Matadors and confirmations In the 38 bullfights held, 64 matadors have participated and 9 have confirmed: Dias Gomes, Calerito, García Pulido, Alejandro Fermín, Jorge Martínez, Christian Parejo, Víctor Hernández, Jesús Duque and Samuel Navalón. The winner, with three ears, has been Borja Jiménez; Enrique Ponce, Fernando Adrián, Alejandro Talavante and Román walked two. De Torres, Ferrera, Galván, De Justo, Fonseca, Perera, Ureña, Roca, Navalón, Rufo and Víctor Hernández also played hair. The one from Espartinas and Ureña accounted for the highest number of bulls: 10, followed by Talavante (8). Palms and whistles Bulls with emotion. From Fuente Ymbro’s Proud (elected best Isidril group) to Victoriano’s Dulce, Santi Domecq’s Tejonero and Experto (what bulls!), Juan Pedro’s Rebeco, La Quinta’s Periquito, Ibán’s Bastonito and the victorinadas of the Press and Autumn (watch out for Garañuelo, Escusano and Director). (Almost) everyone on foot. No matador had crossed the Puerta Grande in the isidril season ticket (something that had not happened since 2012) until the ‘jinx’ was broken in the Culture bullfight (June 7), with Borja Jiménez on his shoulders. Then came the extraordinary Beneficencia and the triple triumph of Fernando Adrián. No sense of measure. A whistle deserves the little sense of the measure: 116 warnings were heard by the matadors, 64 by the novilleros and 2 by the rejoneadors. Even Victorino’s last one, which is supposed to be short-duty bulls! A nonsense. Banners. There are several banners that have appeared in the 7th, from that of no to triumphalism in the boxes to “less disco and more fans.” Expectation and division. Among the 15 ‘There are no tickets’ posters, the first to sell out were the three from Roca Rey, which had to prevail against the bulls and the most critical sector among the division of opinions, which ended with cries of “Get out, get out!” out!” from shadow to sun. Sinners of the arenas. «Bullfighting is a sin. Ask your priest to condemn her,” read an advertisement in the month of San Isidro. Father Víctor, the priest who fights bullfighting in a cassock, will absolve us for our tempting hobby: a month of bulls sinning. Almost a million spectators have bitten into the bull’s forbidden apple, riddled with deadly sins. Who hasn’t envied someone else’s baraka in the draw. Who hasn’t been tempted to unload their luck. Who hasn’t stolen a trophy from a stiff. Who has not coveted, with utmost avarice, the cachet of a top figure. Who hasn’t felt a shiver of gluttony thinking about the feast at La Tienta when the last one turns. Who has not seen the lust of that couple whose gaze never points to the ring. Who hasn’t left before because of the laziness of swallowing a traffic jam… The seven deadly sins, one by one, came out on their shoulders in the year of Venezia. Oh, ‘Condemores’, sinners of the prairie…Novilleros and presentations38 novilleros have made the Paseíllo, with 19 presentations (from Daniel Medina, on April 7, to Manolo Vázquez, on July 18), with Alejandro Chicharro and Jarocho on the winners’ podium with two ears in a ponytail. Mario Navas has seen up to 8 animals, followed by Chicharro, with 7. To the 4 ears cut off by those from Puerta Grande, only 3 more trophies are added: Alejandro Peñaranda, Ismael Martín and Tristán Barroso, a fact that speaks for itself. RejoneadoresFor the bullfights of rejones, 26 bulls have jumped into the ring and 17 knights have performed, with the only double from the greatest figure, Diego Ventura, who fought four bulls and cut off two ears, the same balance of prizes as Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza. Four were shared by Pablo Hermoso (on his farewell to Madrid), Sergio Galán, Andrés Romero and Duartes Fernandes.Cornadas Nine bullfighters had to be attended to by Dr. Máximo García-Padrós. Jesús Moreno, Fonseca and Roca Rey were seriously injured. Reserved forecast: Leo Valadez, Juan Ortega, Cayetano, Espada, Paco Ureña and Pepe Moral. Great DoorsThe Great Doors are summarized in seven, like the seven deadly sins, like the new seven wonders. In the upper echelon, Borja Jiménez (Culture bullfight, June 7), Fernando Adrián (Charity, June 9) and Enrique Ponce (September 28, at his farewell) have touched the sky. Two bullfighters achieved such a feat: Chicharro (May 1) and Jarocho (May 21). Identical number of rejoneadores: Guillermo Hermoso (May 18) and Ventura (June 1). The master of Chiva, Jarocho and the knights deprived the ears of a horned horse. There were 29 works from a single ear, from that of Ferrera on March 24 to those of Perera and De Justo on October 12. Other results: tasks back to the ring, 32; greetings, 84; palms, 15; silence, 183; whistles, 5, and fights, 2. The plaza continues to be the reflection of life, where he who does not bullfight, attacks; where he who does not applaud, whistles; where some can’t get on the train and others can’t get off. All you need to do is dance the conga.
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