Morante de la Puebla will reappear on March 8 at the fair in the Badajoz town of Olivenza, after his last temporary withdrawal from the arena on September 11 due to his personality disorders.
Apparently, after strict monitoring of a new medication, the bullfighter has regained his enthusiasm and has decided to wear the light suit again sooner than initially planned. It had been commented that his return to the rings would be at the April Fair in Seville, but the posters for the early Oliventino cycle confirm that he will do so in the first days of March, which suggests that he could also be at the fairs in Castellón and Valencia before in La Maestranza. Furthermore, and as published by the portal mundotoro.com, Morante could be in the Sevillian season ticket for five afternoons: Easter Sunday, three runs at the April Fair and a fifth at San Miguel.
Morante de la Puebla bullfighted in public for the last time on August 31 in Palencia and, days later, on September 11, he announced that he was suspending the season due to health problems. It was not the first time this year: he had canceled his performances on March 17 until Easter Sunday; He relapsed on June 7 and reappeared on July 23 in Santander, and the illness forced him to put himself in the hands of doctors again. Since then, the bullfighter has dedicated himself entirely to his recovery, which now seems effective with the announcement of his reappearance in Olivenza.
This fair, organized by the Fusión Internacional de Tauromaquia company, consists of two bullfights and two bullfights between Friday, March 7 and 9.
The combinations are the following:
– Friday, March 7. Bullfighting with picadors. Sergio Sánchez, Sergio Domínguez El Mella and Javier Zulueta (Talavante steers).
– Saturday, 8. Bullfight. Morante de la Puebla, Emilio de Justo and Borja Jiménez (Bulls of Victoriano del Río).
– Sunday, 9 (morning). Bullfighting with picadors. Marco Pérez, Tomás Bastos and Olga Casado (2 steers from Fuente Ymbro, 2 steers from Talavante and 2 steers from Purísima).
– Sunday, 9 (afternoon). Bullfight. José María Manzanares, Alejandro Talavante and Juan Ortega (bulls from Puerto de San Lorenzo).