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Disbanded in Anoet, the employers of bullfighting entrepreneurs : four entrepreneurs have left their board of directors . In order: Baptist , "four months ago", Maximino Pérez , "when the pandemic started" and José María Garzón and Alberto García a day ago. For the French businessman it is "a generational disagreement". Óscar, Pablo and Manuel Chopera, Barrera, Cutiño (Bailleres team), Simón Casas as president, Nacho Lloret, Ramón Valencia and Bernal remain in the body that represents bullfighting entrepreneurs. There is no Matilla, who left a year ago, although his presence is sensed through the rest. I mean, the old guard.

"If we want to focus on the future, age counts. The generation counts, of course. You have to identify with the generation that we want to convince to go to the bulls . The generational relay must reach all levels, including entrepreneurs", explains Juan Bautista, businessman from Arles. The first decision was made four months ago. "This is the time to restructure, to focus on the future. I don't know what changes there will be. But we have to work differently than it has been done in the last 30 years. We are all guilty of the bullfighting situation in the face of this crisis, but those who carry more are more to blame . "

From the outside, it seems that an opposition to Anoet could be organized. "I don't know what is going to happen. Will there be movement? Surely. These exits may provide many changes in the near future. I have no information on what they will be. I am blocked in France. There is no clear strategy, at least I do not know it, of want to jump, but surely it will have to be that way. " Baptist speaks clearly. "I have no need to cover up or shut up. Everything has to change. The restructuring has to be global."

50 light years away

To dispel doubts, he clarifies that he has "no intention of jumping to Spain: my place is in France." Maximino, businessman from Illescas and Cuenca, agrees with Bautista on the need to change. "Some practices have become obsolete. You cannot wait sitting down for things to come. And what is done must be told. I say this for my companies that are not bullfighting. Communication is conspicuous by its absence. It is the main problem. We are 50 light years from the rest, "he explains. That was not the reason for his departure: "They are personal issues. It is a difficult time for my family, I could not wait two hours every day for telematic meetings" with Simón Casas and company.

Still, Maximino is clear that there are many things to change. Anoet is the symptom. "We have many complexes. We have to explain the bulls in a different way. Make the show more accessible. That the youngsters get to the plaza and once inside, they stay. The sector is not too buoyant. There is a distance with the media, they are all spies or suspects , everything is taken to the personal, it is very cloudy. With how easy it is to walk through life naturally. If there is a problem, it can be fixed. "

In Anoet, he explains, "they have been adapting so that everything is very good between them. They do not understand that 92% or 93% of the celebrations that take place are in third and fourth places. That was my demand. It is where the hobby is born. One of the errors, in my point of view, is not to cover these celebrations " . Anoet seems more like a private club than an employer's club. "Well, I would not say it that way. It is true that he has exclusive dedication to certain places. They represent a total of 150 celebrations at most. There should be more representation," he adds.

Alberto García and José María Garzón made the decision practically at the same time. Their case is significant: they supported Simón Casas, for example, when he appealed to the Bilbao bullring contest. They supported the initiative of the French businessman, who considered that the specifications were tailored for the Choperas. Contacted by this newspaper, none have wanted to clarify their reasons. "I prefer not to say anything now. Let's see what happens later. I'm going to try to work on my own, " explains the manager of Tauroemoción. "It is time to be united." And does leaving the board represent unity? "Yes, but hey, there is no specific reason." Garzón, the same: "It is not appropriate to talk about my reasons. It does not seem appropriate."

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