rammed by a bull at the age of 70

A tremendous scare was experienced this Sunday in the Plaza de Toros del Provencio, province of Cuenca. The widower of Rocio Jurado He jumped into the ring to celebrate his 50 years in the world of bullfighting and faced a bull that, in an unexpected burst of strength, hit the bullfighter with its horns and lifted him into the air, leaving him lying on the ground. The witnesses, with their hearts in their mouths, whispered: “At his age he shouldn’t be bullfighting anymore. This has been a warning.”

Ortega Cano He was quickly assisted by the team at the bullring, who helped him get up and clean his suit. The images, broadcast this Monday by Sonsoles’ program, show the tension of the moment and the great concern of all those present, since we must not forget that the bullfighter turned 70 last December. Fortunately, it was all just a scare and the former Ana Maria Aldon He suffered only a few bruises.

This is the second incident for Ortega Cano this year, as last May he also experienced a tense situation in Villanueva de la Fuente, where he reappeared after seven years away from the ring. He finished the task and cut two ears, which he boasted about with his son, Jose Mariawho accompanied him on his return to the ring: “I feel good physically and I am a bullfighting legend”he said then.