Vistalegre The absolute superiority of Juli
Chronicle The bad fortune of Platanito, the retired bullfighter who distributes luck
"My two bullfighters have been Rafael de Paula and Paco Ojeda. Was Paula about art? Paula was pure truth and dedication. Her obsession was bullfighting. Was Paco Ojeda of value?
Where Paco Ojeda stood was pure creativity.
Being very opposite They are two artist bullfighters ".
Fermín Bohórquez
dismantles the eternal cliché of the division between long and fragile bullfighters.
The bossy and the artistilla.
The usual discussion among the supporters of the regular bullfighters -
that strip of the car
- or of the inspirational bullfighters - just
seeing him do the paseo is enough
-.
Roca Rey
and Pablo
Aguado
will meet this Wednesday in the Vistalegre bullring.
They both represent two different styles.
The clash between the concepts that Fermín Bohórquez dilutes
is the star poster of the other San Isidro.
"For me bullfighting is true, neither of art nor of value. Where is art cataloged? You have it or you don't have it. It is expressed in a different way.
There are bullfighters who are cataloged as art and are pure posture
" , the rejoneador intervenes.
Extraordinary right hand on the knees of Roca ReyArjona
José Luis Lozano
said that dominant bullfighters are lost in history.
That in taverns they talk about others.
"It seems wonderful to me. When bullfighting reaches its highest levels is when you can comment and talk. The problem with bullfighting is to leave the square with nothing to say. Speaking of other things," says
Cuvillo
.
The farmer is clear: "Roca Rey and Pablo Aguado are complementary. There is a difference, in my view, that marks bulls like them.
On the one hand, they fight more with the head; on the other, with the head. heart.
This is the most beautiful rivalry. That of opposing styles. It has always existed in the history of bullfighting.
Paquirri
and Ojeda.
Joselito
and
Belmonte
.
Juli
and
José Tomás
".
The debate was resurrected in 2019, when Aguado cut off four ears at the Maestranza. That triumph buried the good afternoon of Roca Rey.
"Roca comes to rule in bullfighting. Clearly it is seen that he commands the bull
. He goes for
Juli's
stick
. On specific days something similar may happen, like when
Morante
in 2005, the year of his explosion, a bull curdled in Valencia and nobody remembers that that afternoon Juli fought with him ".
And it is true that on certain afternoons jet men appear to flash the lines. There are unforgettable moments.
"It is the miracle of fragility"
, warns Víctor J. Vázquez, professor at the University of Seville and director of the journal Bullfighting Studies. "People are left with what is more difficult. Like
Curro Romero
. It was less predictable. You find the unexpected. It is easier to make a legend around that," he considers.
"When we left the bullring after seeing
Curro Romero
and
Rafael de Paula
fight
with other bullfighters who had cut four ears, we would leave the plaza, I mean, and they only talked about Rafael's sets and Curro's crutches .
People had gotten drunk from their bullfighting "
, speaks Jesús Soto, son of the mythical bullfighter from Jerez and author of several books in which he rehearses the concept of the bullfighter artist.
"We are in a good moment. Better than 10 years ago," he says regarding the current validity of art bullfighters.
Although he only considers five historical figures to be art, "
Lagartijo
,
Rafael el Gallo
,
Cagancho
,
Pepe Luis Vázquez
, Curro Romero and Rafael de Paula", now, in his opinion, there are three who are approaching: "
Morante
, Pablo Aguado and
Juan Ortega
".
It is necessary that there are two types of bullfighters.
The most fragile bullfighter, the art bullfighter, comes like May water
Agustín Díaz Yanes
Díaz Yanes specifies much more. First, take Morante out of the equation.
"Offer both versions."
And, according to him, it is not a question of being able only to the bulls in the case of matadors like Roca Rey. "
Ordóñez
,
Camino
,
Litri
,
Antoñete
and
El Viti
are bullfighters of that kind. Class and power have always prevailed more. I love Roca for that. And it is necessary that there be two types of bullfighters. The most fragile bullfighter , the art, comes like May water ", explains the filmmaker.
Is the transcendence of artists unfair?
"Unfair? That each one thinks what they want. They have something of this type of bullfighters that we need them. There have always been them, from Cagancho.
Before they were also less safe than these. Now they cover the afternoons more.
Having a pinch is not easy" .
He does not see too well the heads-up on this Wednesday.
"By age I am quite averse to hand to hand. I prefer there to be three bullfighters. And with a rejoneador in front of him it is mortal of necessity. I am very old for that. These discussions have existed since
Manolete
and
Pepe Luis Vázquez
fought
. Manolete was fine. 98 afternoons out of 100. And when Pepe Luis was well ... ".
You have to respect what bullfighters like Tomás Campuzano, Ruiz Miguel or Dámaso González have done
Jose Antonio Campuzano
José Antonio Campuzano was the manager of Roca Rey until 2020. "
I enjoyed the afternoon of the four ears very much, like all Sevillians
. Pablo Aguado was very inspired. The afternoon was round. As a fan, I enjoyed it," he confesses.
Campuzano was a figure of bullfighting in the 80s. He discovered Castella and Roca Rey, two bullfighters forged by their concept of bullfighting, on the opposite shore to the artists. "The amateur and the professional keep what we do too. A good amateur values the bullfighter according to the bull in front of him. We can never forget the efforts made by my brother
Tomás Campuzano
,
Ruiz Miguel
,
Víctor Méndez
,
Dámaso González
or
Manolo Cortés
, for example.
There have been extraordinary bullfighters for that powerful suit
. "
Didn't it give you courage to share your triumph with an artist?
"No, what he was doing was pushing me," Campuzano launches.
"If the art bullfighter was successful, the one who enjoyed it first was me
. I enjoyed it very much. And then, within my conditions, I tried to be above it."
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