Marbella also succumbs to Morante's bullfighting prowess

The first success of the "Corrida de Candiles" occurred at the box office, where by midday the 'Sold Out' sign was posted; it had been ... 41 years since tickets were last sold out in Marbella. The city was not immune to the 'morantemania' that has swept through the arenas this season. A bullring that, as is happening wherever he performs, was also conquered by the much-anticipated Morante de la Puebla during a nocturnal event with a distinctly Sevillian lineup, where he performed alongside Juan Ortega and Pablo Aguado. Although all three matadors were granted exit through the grand door, they declined to be carried out on shoulders after Morante suffered a tumble that left him in pain.

Morante cut both ears and the tail in the fourth bull of the afternoon, an animal that gave him a strong tumble. He received the bull on his knees and with good veronicas. The start of his muleta performance was vibrant, with high passes finished, once standing, with two trincherillas and a molinete that brought the audience to their feet. It was the prelude to a very bullfighter-like performance where, using his left hand, he suffered the tumble from which he visibly weakened; he returned with bravery to the bull's face and linked a series of tempered, flavorful, and picturesque passes that brought the stands to a boil. He killed with a thrust of the sword while moving forward. He took a clamorous lap around the ring with the highest trophies and then went to the infirmary, where he was treated for a cut on the right parietal and a contusion on the right buttock, both considered minor.

In his first, the man from Puebla showed good veronicas during the reception and a bullfighter-like start with high passes. He outperformed a lackluster bull with unclear charges, enduring its stares. He performed poorly with the sword, delivering six thrusts before landing a low stab. He received silence.

Debutants

Juan Ortega cut an ear in the bull of his debut in Marbella, a tame and noble animal that allowed him to display his bullfighting skills. The veronicas during the reception were tempered. There was competition in the removal with Aguado, who performed a series of tempered chicuelinas, to which Ortega responded with some good tafalleras. The Sevillian, who dedicated his performance to Paco Ojeda, began his muleta performance with extraordinary ayudados por altos on one knee, which were the prelude to a performance characterized by composure in the muletazos with both hands, especially naturally, and the artistry of his bullfighting. He concluded with manoletinas on one knee that heated up the atmosphere. He left a half thrust in a good place that was enough for the 'garcigrande' to roll over.

Ortega again stood out with good veronicas both in the reception and in the removal to the fifth bull of the night, a manageable but shallow bull. He dedicated his performance to the audience, starting with varied passes that gained ground on the bull, highlighting a hand change. The series with the right hand were cleaner than those with the left, but lacked excitement due to the bull's condition. He left a thrust and a fallen stab. He cut an ear.

Aguado could not shine with the cape in the bull of his presentation in Marbella. A bull that knocked over the subordinate Diego Román Jiménez, who was taken to the infirmary. Sitting on the stirrup with high passes, the Sevillian bullfighter began his performance by drawing the animal to the third where he sketched several series on both horns of good line but without transmission due to the lack of aggressiveness of the bull. He killed with a good thrust and the generous audience awarded him two ears.

In the last bull of the night, Aguado's most outstanding moments were the veronicas during the reception. The bull, after hitting a barrier, broke the sheath of its left horn, which, combined with the loss of footing after leaving the horse, provoked protests from the audience. The bull was not returned and this circumstance conditioned the rest of the fight. Aguado tried but without success. He left two thrusts before delivering a half thrust. His work was met with silence.

EVENT DETAILS

Location: Marbella bullring.

Bull Breeder: Bulls from Garcigrande were fought, correctly presented, noble and lackluster.

Bullfighters: Morante de la Puebla (green hope and gold): silence and two ears and tail; Juan Ortega (white and gold): ear and ear; and Pablo Aguado (night blue and silver): two ears and silence.

Incidents: Corrida de Candiles. Full house 'No tickets available'. The event started 10 minutes late on a hot and sultry night. The bullfighters made the paseíllo only with the lights of the candiles turned on; at its conclusion, the National Anthem played. Before the first bull came out, a tribute was made to the breeder Pedro Trapote. Curro Javier was applauded after banderillas in the fourth. In the infirmary, the subordinate Diego Román Jiménez was treated for "a trauma to the right upper limb, with deformity, pain, and functional impotence in the right wrist. Closed reduction and immobilization with a forearm splint were performed achieving reduction of the deformity. Analgesic was administered and he was transferred to a hospital for radiological study. Prognosis serious", according to the medical report. Morante was treated for "an incised wound on the right parietal and a contusion on the right medium gluteus of the hip. He was infiltrated with local intramuscular analgesic and anesthetic. Prognosis mild".