Fortes and Morante de la Puebla will bullfight two afternoons at the Malaga Fair

Fortes and Morante de la Puebla will be the main attractions at the upcoming Málaga bullfighting festival. The bullfighters from Málaga and Seville will perform on two evenings during the August series, which will consist of six bullfights, one rejoneo (bullfighting on horseback), and one novillada picada (a fight involving younger bulls), running from August 14 to 21, according to sources consulted by this newspaper.

Fortes' double appearance is a well-deserved recognition for the triumphs the bullfighter from Málaga has achieved over the past two years at La Malagueta—he was the winner of the series in 2023 and 2024, where he earned the prestigious Capote de Paseo and Estoque de Plata trophies—as well as last Holy Saturday, where he was carried out on shoulders after a peak performance; he is also in a great professional moment as demonstrated a few days ago with a great performance in Madrid. On the other hand, Morante is one of the favorite matadors among fans and is currently enjoying a period of great artistic maturity as recently demonstrated in the arenas of Seville and Madrid.

The series will also feature Roca Rey, the current leading figure in bullfighting; Emilio de Justo, who in his previous two performances at La Malagueta opened the 'Manolo Segura' main gate; Juan Ortega, who is managed by José María Garzón, the businessman of the Málaga arena; and David de Miranda is also expected to participate, having been the winner at the last Seville Fair, according to sources.

The Paseo de Reding arena will once again witness an alternativa ceremony as it is planned for the bullfighter from Ronda, Pablo Páez, to take his doctorate in bullfighting facing the torista bullfight of the series, that of Murteira Grave, which returns to La Malagueta after being the winner of last year's subscription—awarded with the Peña Juan Breva prize in its XXVIII edition for the best ranch.

Ventura, in the rejones

Diego Ventura, the leading figure in horseback bullfighting, will participate in the rejoneo, while in the novillada picada it was already known that López Ortega, as last year's winner of the International Contest of Bullfighting Schools La Malagueta, and Ignacio Candelas from Ronda, will make the paseíllo.

The combinations will be known this Friday, during the official presentation of the posters to be held at the Cultural Center of La Malagueta at 8 PM.

La Malagueta arena will reopen its doors on Sunday, August 10, for the celebration of the XVIII International Contest of Bullfighting Schools, which will continue until Wednesday, August 13. The following day, a subscription that will conclude on August 21 will begin. This means that there will be no bullfights in Málaga on the last two days of the city's fair, although it is worth remembering that on the weekend of August 23 and 24, fans have an appointment in Antequera, where its subscription will be celebrated with a rejoneo event and the Goyesca Bullfight.

Today's meeting with Fortes in the capital

Saúl Jiménez Fortes will participate this Thursday, June 5, in a meeting with fans on the occasion of his upcoming performance at the Marbella bullring, where he will make the paseíllo at the San Bernabé Fair on June 14 in a lineup with Manzanares and Talavante against bulls from the El Freixo ranch. The meeting with the bullfighter from Málaga is at 8 PM, at the headquarters of the Brotherhoods Association of Holy Week in Málaga, located in Muro de San Julián.