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Mario Aguilar: 1991-2018

Mario Aguilar, with his second bull, Campanito, in León, Guanajuato, on January 30, 2010.

Mario Aguilar: 1991-2018

Mario Aguilar in León, Guanajuato, January 2010.

Mario Aguilar: 1991-2018

Mario Aguilar attracts the attention of his first bull, Bogavante, during a bullfight in León, Guanajuato, in January 2010.

Mario Aguilar: 1991-2018

Mario Aguilar, performing in Leon, Guanajuato on January 30, 2010, one day before his confirmation as a matador in Plaza Mexico.

 

Mario Aguilar, 1991-2018

Matador Mario Aguilar died in his home recently, at the young age of 27. News reports indicate a possible suicide.

I was fortunate to see him perform twice, once in Leon, Guanajuato in January 2010, shortly after his alternativa (professional debut) and shortly before his confirmation in Mexico City, as well as once in Tijuana, in September 2012.

Over the next few weeks I will post photos of Mario from these two occasions.

A wonderful tribute to Mario was aired this week on Sol y Sombra, the weekly broadcast from Mexico City.

Here is the traje de luces of Mario from his bullfight in Tijuana. The tie clip is of Santo Toribio Romo, a martyred Catholic priest who is the among the patron saints of Mexican migrants. (tap or click to enlarge).