Marbella will host this Saturday the third picada novillada of the Andalusia Circuit.

The bullfighting season in the province has an appointment this Saturday, March 29, in Marbella, whose arena will host a "novillada picada" (a type of junior bullfight) from the Andalusia Circuit where Pedro Gallego, Martín Morilla, and the local from Ronda, Ignacio Candelas, will perform to face bulls from the Cadiz-based Fermín Bohórquez ranch.

The event, which will start at 5 PM, is the third and last qualifying novillada of this cycle, now in its sixth edition, where the young trio will seek to enter the two semifinals that will be held in the coming weeks.

This novillada has the support of the Málaga Provincial Council, whose president, Francisco Salado, and the Director of Bullfighting Affairs, Borja Ortiz, presented the novillada alongside Ignacio Candelas and the retired bullfighter Raúl Gracia 'El Tato', who is one of the members of the company that has managed the Marbella arena since last year, Arenal Marbella Toros.

"The Provincial Council, which has sponsored this event since its first edition, reiterates its support for the present and future of bullfighting in the province," highlighted Salado, who added that the provincial institution has renewed its agreement with the Toro de Lidia Foundation, which organizes this circuit that is "fundamental to promote one of the weakest links of the festival, which are the novilladas with picadores."

The president of the Provincial Council highlighted the "great" economic impact that this event has on the municipality, as well as its media repercussion. The novilladas from the last circuit, which were televised, exceeded one million live viewers and 15 million impressions on the social networks of the Andalusia Novilladas Circuit, the National Novilladas League, and the Toro de Lidia Foundation.

Tickets for this Saturday's event can be purchased at the Marbella bullring ticket office.