That the bullfighting jury of Plaza 1, the company of the Plaza de Las Ventas, composed of specialized journalists, elected Alejandro Talavante winner of the San Isidro Fair for his departure on his shoulders on May 9 gives an idea of the moment that the party of the bulls lives.
At least, the Telemadrid jury has opted unanimously by Morante de la Puebla, something evident, and has opted for the bull Frenyby Victoriano del Río, as the best of the fair.
Fifteen afternoons of ‘There are no tickets’ of a total of 26 celebrations (they do not count two more in the charges and the in memoriam) there are many full, which involve a healthy satisfaction for all lovers of bullfighting, a plethoric joy for entrepreneurs and a disgust of the fat for the enemies of the party. In total, 576,228 spectators have passed this May through the Plaza de Las Ventas, among which are the majority of 17,536 subscribers daily.
But in bullfighting not everything is arithmetic; The number of viewers does not incline the balance of integrity, emotion and purity of the show to one side or another, and sometimes, as in this case, either the ears.
In bullfighting not everything is arithmetic; The ‘no bills’ posters do not guarantee the integrity, emotion and purity of the show
There are other fundamental ingredients, such as bull, bullfighters and quality Of those who sit on the lines, including journalists.
174 bulls have been dealt with throughout the cycle, including the six benefit, and not one of them can be highlighted as truly brave and noble in the three thirds. Not one.
In different jurors two names have sounded: Brigadierfrom Pedraza de Yeltes, dealt with May 14 by Isaac Fonseca, and Frenyby Victoriano del Río, which completed the Puerto de San Lorenzo run on the 16th, and was dealt with by Fernando Adrián. The first was from less to more in rods and came long and humiliated in the third encounter, galloped in flags, but his behavior in the crutch was noble, without strength or greed; And the second simply fulfilled on the horse, went unnoticed in the second third and had mobility and caste in the end.
Along with these, some other names such as Mysteryfrom Victoriano del Río; Embitteredfrom Fuente Ymbro; Pompousby José Enrique Fraile de Valdefresno; Alabarderofrom Victoriano del Río; Whirlwindfrom Torrealta; Commissarfrom Fuente Ymbro, and Managerof El Parralejo.
According to this data, Victoriano del Río livestock has been the most outstanding of the fair because it has dealt with several bulls that have stood out about the rest.
But if one takes into account that in San Isidro the best raised in the Bravo Campo is announced, it should be concluded that the bull suffers from a worrying decline.
Most of them came out chopped To the ring, with which the fate of rods became a mere procedure that has lost all its meaning, and is almost a miracle that a bull humille and thrust in the horse. The reason would be that the farmer selects a priority for the duration of the animal in the crutch, which signed a fundamental third of the fight. But neither in the crutch there have been many outstanding bulls; Sosería and lack of strength have proliferated above the enchanted nobility.
And the bullfighters? A good fan who would have to differentiate between bullfighters and artists affirms; and a third level could be added: bull matters.
In the cycle of 26 celebrations, 17 ears have been cut (including 4 the rejoneadores and a bullfighter Aaron Palacio), and 13 bullfighters have gone around the ring.
Many bulls came out ‘chopped’ to the ring, so the fate of rods became a mere procedure, and it is a miracle that a humille animal and push in the horse
It is a fact that Morante broke The fair on May 28, changed its physiognomy and had the boldness of teaching the world the beauty of bullfighting. And that lesson is an extraordinary discovery, but also a serious setback. One of the limitations of the human being is its eagerness to establish firm concepts based on a permanent and, in general, inappropriate comparison, and it has been evident that the exercise of this parameter has harmed the rest of the ranks. Without pretending, Morante’s greatness has demystified his classmates.
It is then that the difference between bullfighters and artists is established, who confused the day that the art of bullfight was called, and everyone who dressed in lights acquired by right the condition of artist.
But reality shows that it is not so; The technique can be dominated, it can be brave and full, and lack the mystery that contains the emotion, sublimation and transfiguration of the encounter between an animal and a human being in a feeling.
But before Morante’s event, it had already been shown that bullfighters who know how to give passes abound, but they fight little, that dominate the technique, but also the advantages, which lengthen the tasks and are unable to radiate emotion; and others, who were able to really attract the attention of the lying, but failed when killing. And we must not forget that bullfighters and artists are, above all, bullfighters.
Today’s bullfighting is in need of artists, because that is the demand of the bull that is now raised, selected and dealt; An animal so noble that demands a very special crutch to get attention.
In spite of this, there are names that have remained in the memory for different reasons beyond the bullfighter of La Puebla, and they are Fortes, Víctor Hernández, Clemente, Diego San Román, Juan de Castilla, the veteran Uceda Leal and the bullfighter Aaron Palacio, among others.
And the public. Who was going to imagine during the pandemia that only a few years later was going to hang so many afternoons in the Plaza de Las Ventas the poster of ‘No tickets’. But, like everything in life, that shocking news also contains its negative vertex: most of the new spectators, especially the youngest, have not had the opportunity to learn from their elders, do not know the basic foundations and distort the development of the show. Decided, in life you can’t have everything.