Tlaxcaltecan matador Rafael Ortega passed away this week at the young age of 53.
I was privileged to see him in the ring twice, once in León, Guanajuato in January, 2010, in a cartel with El Juli and Mario Aguilar (1991-2018), and then the following year in Tijuana, in a cartel with Humberto Flores and Enrique Espinoza "El Cuate."
In León:
In Tijuana: