Armillita Confirms Alternativa.

The newest member of the Armillita clan confirmed his alternativa in Plaza Mexico on November 23. At the same time, he confirmed the family tradition lives on.

Miguel Angel Perea cut ears.

Payo complied.

The new Armillita cut an ear in his presentation as a full matador de toros in this plaza, showing he has inherited the traits of his father, grandfather and uncles.

 

Mexico City Corrida

On November 9, an interesting corrida was held in Mexico City.

Arturo Macias, a long time Mexican favorite, complied. This time, however, he left the vast Plaza Mexico without a triumph.

Arturo Saldivar, also complied. .

The Spaniard, Talavante, emerged as triunfador with two ears.

Julian Maestro's Daughter

The daughter of prominent Spanish matador de toros and now one of the country's top banderilleros, Julian Maestro, Natalia, is making a career for herself early, but in a different profession than her father.

Rather than a career in the bullring as a torera, she is making a name for herself as an actress and model.

Triumph For Veteran Toreros

Last weekend in Cadereyta, the veteran matadors Enrique Garza and Zotoluco both emerged triumphant in what has been deemed an outstanding corrida, as well as perhaps one of the best seen in several years in this ring.

Both toreros left the sand with an ear apiece, making the bullfight a success.

The corrida was billed as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Garza's alternativa.

Zotoluco lost a possible two ears off his first bull due to problems with the sword, but returned for a magnificent faena that won him an ear from his second.

The situation was reversed for Garza, who cut an ear after a surprising showing to his first and would have cut more from his second had he not had a slow kill.

Arturo Macias, the third sword, complied

Five Star Tours To Tijuana

For Californians interested in  a  hassle free way to go to corridas in Tijuana during next year's temporada, consider Five Star Tours. Email alfonso@fivestartours.com for information.

The company also organizes winery tours and more.

A Second D.P. Adamov Book Coming With Bulls Within

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Tijuana Season Concludes

The Tijuana season left a lot to be desired overall this year as compared to seasons gone by, but concluded with a masterful festival this month and an interesting international cast for a special feria.

Padilla In Mexico

Juan José Padilla, the fenomeno who captured the world after losing an eye some seasons ago when gore din the face while placing banderillas, but making the parade since then with a patch over his eye like a pirate, is  in Mexico again.

Padilla is signed for various Mexico City appearances as well as other major plazas in the interior. There is also talk of a possible Tijuana or Mexicali showing on the border.

Silveti At The Rincon Ganaderia

Diego Silveti has been invited to train at the ranch fo retired and famed Colombian matador, Cesar Rincon, in preparation for the South American season.

D.P. Adamov Blog

Fetish author D.P. Adamov now has a blog with lengthy material on the ultra murky  bullfight novel, The Long Day Of Revenge now at http://www.inkyass.blog.com

Information here on book signings, new releases and more.

Paco Pavon

Paco     Pavon remains one of many tragic tales in bullfighting. The son of a ganadero who had ample time training on the ranch, but only a few actual novilladas, appeared in  a full corrida  de toros in Mexico City with huge bulls of Penuelas, as a sobresaliente. This 1958 event was one where Pavon  had hoped to showcase himself when the opportunity arose, but things    did not work as planned.The billed matadores de toros on the cartel were Luis Procuna  and Calesero.

One of the matadores on the card motioned for Pavon to enter the ring to make   quite. Bent on triumph or disaster, the young torero found the latter instead.

The young man's ambition aws there, but his ability to  face such a large animal was not. He flipped the capote over his head for a farol, but on the second try the animal just jerked its head, hooking into him and throwing him through the air like a paper airplane.

  Pavon seemed to be walkie in the air as he came down to the sand and landed in a heap, with his  white and silver traje de luces already covered with blood and a huge wound in his abdomen.

Though horribly gored, Pavon managed to fight off death for several days in the hospital before his body could take no more and he passed away.

The sounds of trumpets faded and the dreams of glory passed away as surely as the novillero himself. Pavon  entered the ring looking for eternal fame and found it only it the form of his name being added to the black chronicle of those killed in their profession.

Decades have passed since this tragic incident and sadly Paco Pavon     remains scarcely remembered for other than his foolhardy bravery which extracted the ultimate price.

Castella In Mexico City

In a recent Mexico City corrida, the French sensation Sebastian Castella emerged as triunfador and cut two ears.

Guillermo Capetillo has made a comeback to the ring, though he is in his fifties. One cannot help but wish this man well, though one also has to wonder how wise his decision has been, being he had been around since 1978 or so as a matador de toros.  His performances still offered moments of brilliance, though obvious it is 2014 and not 1984. He was applauded.

Diego Silveti continued to show  moments of great promise in this Mexico City showing, as he has done in past endeavors in this plaza. Many believe he will one day surpass his famous father in greatness. Today, however, was not the day.

Victor Miranda

The capable banderillero, Victor Miranda died in Mexico from natural causes some months ago, without much fanfare. While his death was reported in the Mexican papers in some places and online, it was fairly ignored by the mainstream.

Miranda could well have  been one of the shortest toreros in modern times, being around five feet high. In spite of this, he was quite long on valor.

He was especially popular in the 1970s and 1980s.

D.E.P.