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Antonio Garcia, El Chihuahua, places banderillas in the Bull named Caliente, (ganadería Golondrinas) at Tijuana's Caliente bullring.
Antonio Garcia, El Chihuahua, pone banderillas en el toro "Caliente" (ganadería Golondrinas) en la plaza de toros Caliente, Tijuana.
Antonio Garcia, El Chihuahua, is known for his enthusiastic placement of banderillas, and taunting of the bull by running just out of its reach. Here he exults after placing his banderillas, at Tijuana's Caliente bullring.
Antonio Garcia, El Chihuahua, despues de poner sus banderillas, en la plaza de toros Caliente, Tijuana.
Alfredo Ríos, El Conde, in Tijuana's Caliente bullring, August 13, 2017.
Alfredo Ríos, El Conde, en la plaza de toros Caliente, Tijuana.
I will soon post more photos from my visit to Hacienda Tenexac. In the meantime, I will post a few photos from the recent bullfight on August 13, 2017, in Tijuana's Caliente bullring.
Here is Alfredo Ríos, El Conde, preparing to place banderillas.
Muy pronto voy a mostrar mas fotos de mi visita a Hacienda Tenexac. Primero voy a mostrar unas fotos de la reciente corrida en la plazita de toros Caliente en Tijuana.
Aqui esta Alfredo Ríos, El Conde, con sus banderillas.
A bullfighter's sword (espada), and two capes (muletas) at the bullring at Hacienda Tenexac.
Una espada, y dos muletas, en la plazita de toros en la Hacienda Tenexac.
Another photo of Fermín Rivera, at the bullring at Hacienda Tenexac.
Fermín Rivera, en la plazita de toros en la Hacienda Tenexac.
Matador Sergio Flores (on the left) relaxes with friends before the tienta at Hacienda Tenexac on July 28 of this year. At a tienta, matadors wear "country style" clothing, not the "suit-of-lights" that they typically wear at a bullfight.
Matador Sergio Flores (a la izquierda) se relaja con amigos, antes de la tienta en Hacienda Tenexac, el 28 julio 2017. En una tienta, los matadores se vesten en un traje de campaña, no el traje de luces de una corrida.
Sergio Flores is a young matador from Tlaxcala, who told me that he has been coming to Hacienda Tenexac since he was twelve years old.
As he was one of the matadors performing at a nearby bullring the following day with bulls provided by Tenexac, he was invited to the hacienda to partake in a tienta (testing of the cows for bravery). Here he is outside the entrance to the hacienda.
Tlaxcaltecan Sergio Flores me dijo que ha visitado Hacienda Tenexac desde era niño. Aquí está afuera de la entrada de la hacienda, antes de una tienta, el 28 julio 2017.
Fermín Rivera is a matador from San Luis Potosí. He was one of the matadors invited to Hacienda Tenexac on July 28 of this year to help test three cows at a tienta. Here he relaxes before the tienta outside the hacienda's bullring.
Potosino Fermín Rivera es uno de los matadores invitado a Hacienda Tenexac para un tienta el 28 julio de este año. Aquí relaja afuera de la plazita en la hacienda antes de la tienta.
Another picture of Omar, at Hacienda Tenexac.
Omar Gonzalez is a personable young man from Mexico City who became interested in bullfighting via the charreada (Mexican rodeo) which his family is involved in.
He came to Hacienda Tenexac, near Tlaxcala, Mexico, to face his first live animals, during a tienta, or testing of the cows.
It is believed that fighting bulls receive their bravery from their mothers. Therefore, before a cow is allowed to breed to produce fighting bulls, she is tested for bravery in an event much like a bullfight, held in the ranch's own bullring. The breeder judges how the young cow charges the cape, and especially, how she charges the picador. For every ten tested, they keep approximately two.
I was very fortunate to be invited to a recent tienta by my friends at the Hacienda Tenexac.
Here, Omar practices his capework atop the walls of the bullring at the hacienda.