The Bullfighting Schools Competition opens this Sunday twelve days of bullfighting in La Malagueta

After the appetizer that was the triumphant celebration held on Holy Saturday, La Malagueta will open its doors again this Sunday for the festivities of ... August, where Malaga will experience twelve consecutive days of bullfighting. The eight events—six bullfights, one rejoneo (bullfighting on horseback), and one novillada (novice bullfight) with picadors—that make up the subscription organized by the company Lances de Futuro will be preceded by the four shows that make up the 'La Malagueta' Taurine Schools Contest.

A contest organized by the Provincial Taurine School of Malaga with the sponsorship of Lances de Futuro, which this 2025 reaches its majority by hitting the 18th edition and where this year a total of thirteen taurine schools from Spain, Portugal, and Mexico will participate. Fifteen students will parade in the three semifinals seeking the three spots in the final, the winner of which will be awarded the debut with picadors at next year's Malaga bullfighting fair.

Among those who will dress in lights are three students from the Taurine School of Malaga—Manolo Martínez, Jaime Padilla, and Antonio Arias—, one from Ronda—Cayetano Rojas—and another from Antequera—José 'El Duende'. Along with them, young promises from Vilafranca de Xira, Aguascalientes, Valencia, Albacete, CITAR (Guadalajara), Madrid, Sevilla, Motril, and Algeciras.

During the contest, attendees are encouraged to participate in collecting food for the NGO Rincón Contigo

The three semifinals and the final—which will be broadcasted by 101TV—will start at 7 PM and entry will be free. This year, a charitable initiative has been launched as a food collection for the NGO Rincón Contigo will take place each day during the contest, and thus the organization encourages attendees to collaborate.

A professional jury and, as a novelty this year, the audience itself through their mobile devices, will vote to choose the students who advance to the final and the winner. Additionally, each day, as a preview to the novillada, there will be a bullfighting exhibition with cows by the youngest students from all the taurine schools in the province.

One day after the final, the subscription will begin, focusing around two evenings featuring Morante and Fortes and the presence of Roca Rey. A cycle where Pablo Páez will take his alternativa, Cayetano will bid farewell to the Malaga fans, and matadors such as Pepe Moral, Víctor Hernández, and José Fernando Molina will make their debut at La Malagueta.

The contest posters

Sunday, August 10. Young bulls from Marcos Núñez for Manolo Martínez (Malaga); Armando Bustos (Motril); José 'El Duende' (Antequera); Pablo Lozano (Algeciras) and Jacob Robledo (Aguascalientes).

Monday, August 11. Cattle from Voltalegre for Jaime Padilla (Malaga); Daniel Moset (Guadalajara); Ignacio Garibay (Madrid); Cayetano Rojas (Ronda) and Manuel Domínguez (Sevilla).

Tuesday, August 12. Cattle from Toros de La Plata for Vicente Sánchez (Vilafranca de Xira); Joaquín Manzur (CITAR); Alejandro González (Albacete); Daniel Artazos (Valencia) and Antonio Arias (Malaga).

Wednesday, August 13. Cattle from Antonio López Gibaja for the three best-scored students.