López Simón, first winner of the de-escalation: "We have been the guinea pigs"

• Avila Fair: Masks, separate spectators and no way out: this was the first afternoon of the de-escalation

López Simón cut two ears in Ávila in the first major celebration after confinement. He is the first winner of the disaster, he could not leave on the shoulders due to sanitary measures. Beyond the success, the Madrid bullfighter believes that this fair has been able to put the wickerwork to an atypical season: "It was a positive date for the party, beyond personal triumph. Starting this weekend, many businessmen are going to throw forward to give bulls, we have been the guinea pig. The one that has more merit is the one that goes ahead ".

The black crepe on the gold embroidery of the cinnamon dress, the montera raised to the sky in a toast sense, the gestures of condolence. López Simón wanted to honor all the victims of this pandemic in that peculiar bullfight: "Two great-uncle of mine died from the coronavirus, but I wanted to pay tribute to all the victims of this pandemic."

A strange afternoon that could not be culminated with the usual start on the shoulders of the winner: "I knew it was going to be a rare bullfight, when I picked up the tackle I forgot everything else, but the walk was so cold the truth was rare."

Each person has lived the confinement in a way. For the bullfighters, seeing how all the training of a winter went down the drain has not been easy. Each suspended fair was like a postponed opposition sine die: "During the confinement I had several stages of soul. When I saw the situation in the country, the number of infected and dead people was aware of what we were experiencing at that time, I was very disappointed by that situation And because I saw fairs like Seville and Madrid go by, very important fairs that mark the season. There I became so discouraged that I had no desire to pick up the junk. "

The displacements between communities brought the temptants: "I started without the usual training rhythm. I felt very good, the forced break came in handy. I reset. The time spent watching bullfighting videos and clearing my mind had come in handy. Later, I have had the opportunity to fight many bulls because the ranchers have had to burn many of them behind closed doors due to this situation. "

Bullfighting requires motivation. Going to a bullring to risk your life is a failure. López Simón went to Ávila confident of his chances of victory: "When you see that in the field you are capable of doing what you are looking for with the animals, you want to fight in the square because of this he was so motivated for this run in Ávila. In others moments of my career I did not want that important date to come because I was not comfortable ".

Diego Robles, his agent since last year, has a lot to do with this shift in attitude: "We have opened ourselves up a lot to each other. He is helping me to get something that has always cost me because of my shyness, which is a wilder bullfighting , more broken and little by little trying to make everything look more resounding. "

Beyond the numerical result, López Simón tried to take the animals, guide them with the cape and make them with the crutch . To fight in the sense of hooking and taking the lunges beyond giving many passes: "I want to get away from what I've always done, I'm trying to do better with the cape and do things in front of the bull in a different way. Still I have not been able to show everything but I am in it. I hope that in Avila the progress will be seen but I hope that in the other runs of this season my evolution will be clearer ".

The season continues to be a mystery to the winner of the new normal: "I don't know how much I am going to fight. I only have the afternoon in Dax (France) in September for sure. I will be prepared for what comes."

This time without fighting has had a positive effect on the way of seeing bullfighting and the life of López Simón: "During confinement, I wondered: how can it be that in a normal year in which I train morning and afternoon, in the that I go to the gym, where I do so many temptations, then I get in front of the animals and do not enjoy what my life is? Watching videos of bulls and playing play has been my training at this time. I think it has been for go to the field without pressure, without thinking that I bullfight in Madrid or in Pamplona, just thinking of fighting the best I can to enjoy what I do. The pressure and the routine is what makes me lose my sense in bullfighting. I have reflected a lot. The preparation is very important, but it is more important to be comfortable with yourself. "

The pause in his speech brings a final reflection of this 29-year-old who already has eight alternatives: "I have realized that it is a profession in which you have to have a lot of discipline but in which we cannot forget that it is an art , you have to let it flow. "

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