Morante and Fortes will perform twice at the Malaga Bullfighting Fair 2025

Málaga/The Feria Taurina de Málaga 2025 will feature Morante de la Puebla and Saúl Jiménez Fortes as its main attractions. Both matadors will perform twice at the La Malagueta bullring, where events will take place from August 14 to 21, consisting of a novillada (novice bullfight), a rejoneo (bullfighting on horseback) event, and six bullfights.

At an event held this Friday at the cultural center La Malagueta, the president of the Provincial Council, Francisco Salado, and the general manager of Lances de Futuro, José María Garzón, unveiled the posters for this celebration, which will start with a novillada and conclude with a one-on-one between Emilio de Justo and Fortes, the two most successful matadors in recent years.

Fortes, as the winner of the Feria Taurina de Málaga 2024, will perform twice, pairing up with Emilio de Justo in a one-on-one, and with Morante de la Puebla, who will also perform twice at the fair, according to the posters presented this Friday by Lances de Futuro, the company managing the Málaga bullring.

The presentation of the posters, which feature a design by Javier Díaz Yanes inspired by the master Morante de la Puebla, was attended by some of the protagonists of this Feria de Málaga 2025, such as the matadors Fortes, David Galván, José Fernando Molina, Pepe Moral, the novice bullfighters Pablo Páez and Ignacio Candelas, and the rejoneador Ferrer Martín.

The businessman José María Garzón stated that the posters "have been made with tremendous affection," featuring "the best ranches and new faces among the bullfighters, in addition to the double performances by Morante and Fortes." "The best defense of the Fiesta is to fill the bullrings," he concluded.

The president of the Provincial Council, Francisco Salado, indicated that this presentation is "the definitive consolidation of Málaga as the great fair of August," an event he described as "a major festival."

The cycle will open with the International Contest of Bullfighting Schools "La Malagueta" to be held on August 10, 11, 12, and 13, bringing together novice bullfighters from various bullfighting schools in the country.

The combinations are as follows:

• Thursday, August 14. Novillos from Macandro for Ignacio Candelas, Julio Méndez, and López Ortega.
• Friday, August 15. Bulls from Criado Holgado for David Galván, Borja Jiménez, and Víctor Hernández.
• Saturday, August 16. Bulls from Murteira Grave for Pepe Moral, José Fernando Molina, and Pablo Páez, who will take the alternativa.
• Sunday, August 17. Rejoneo. Bulls from Benítez Cubero - Pallarés for Sergio Galán, Diego Ventura, and Ferrer Martín.
• Monday, August 18. Bulls from Torrealta for Morante de la Puebla, Fortes, and Pablo Aguado.
• Tuesday, August 19. Bulls from Victoriano del Río - Toros de Cortés for Cayetano, Roca Rey, and David de Miranda.
• Wednesday, August 20. Bulls from El Puerto de San Lorenzo and La Ventana del Puerto for Morante de la Puebla, Alejandro Talavante, and Juan Ortega.
• Thursday, August 21. Bulls from "El Freixo" for Emilio de Justo and Fortes mano a mano.