Before more than 20,000 fans in one of the most important plazas in the world, Las Ventas, in Madrid, Spain, and unexpectedly, the great figure of world bullfighting, the Spanish Morante de la Puebla, has said goodbye.
Today’s day will be marked in history for lovers of the bullfighting world, since Morante de la Puebla, having just turned 46, surprisingly and visibly moved, cut his ponytail.
After having obtained two ears from his second bull, dressed in chenel and gold, in the center of the ring and in complete solitude and grandeur, shouting in unison of “bullfighter, bullfighter”, the Monumental de la Madrid witnessed the final point of the legacy of a matador who marked an era, a career that inspired and formed a generation of many bullfighters and fans around the world.
Morante’s bullfighting was unique, he understood and interpreted bullfighting like no other. Three decades of purity and class were enough for today to have not only the culmination of a successful Spanish season, but also to have its last exit on its shoulders through the front door, proportional to its dedication and contribution to the brave party.
Considered a mystery and a strange genius, the native of the Sevillian province of La Puebla del Río, was a revolutionary of modern bullfighting, in Mexico he captivated the fans with his art not only with the softness and cleanliness of the cape, but also with the slowness and temper with the muleta.
Today Morante de la Puebla stopped his time, he has put the final point.
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