Sol y Sombra

Petatera 2023: Arturo Gilio

Arturo Gilio performs at La Petatera, on February 21, 2023:

 

Petatera 2023: Leo Valadez

Leo Valadez performed well at La Petatera, but one of his bulls died slowly, losing a chance for more ears.

 

 

 

 

Petatera 2023

Over the next few days I'll be posting images from the corrida of February 21, 2023 at La Petatera, the beautiful bullring in La Villa de Alvarez in Colima, Mexico.

Despite her repeating her name a number of times, I could not understand it! This lovely Alguacil (ceremonial bullring official on horseback) has performed her duties here over many years, and I've taken her photo many times!

An assistant to one of the matadors:

Andrés Roca Rey

Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey, photographed at La Petatera on February 16, 2016.

Picador

A picador, at La Petatera in Colima, Mexico, on February 14, 2016.

Andrés Roca Rey

Andrés Roca Rey, performing at Colima's La Petatera bullring in 2016.

Andrés Roca Rey

Peruvian Andrés Roca Rey, performing at Colima's La Petatera in February 2016.

Chaquetilla

Souvenir chaquetillas, or matador's jackets, on sale at La Petatera, in 2016.

Clavellino

The bull, Clavellino (ganadería Barralva), follows the muleta of Octavio García, El Payo, at La Petatera, in Colima, Mexico. Photographed on February 16, 2016.

Miguel Ángel Perera

Miguel Ángel Perera picks up his montera (hat) after using the descabello sword in a bullfight at La Petatera, February 14, 2017.

Miguel Ángel Perera con su montera, despues de usar el descabello, en La Petatera, 14 febrero 2017.

Miguel Ángel Perera

Spanish matador Miguel Ángel Perera awaits a bull at La Petatera, Colima, Mexico. Photographed on February 14, 2017.

Matador español Miguel Ángel Perera espera su toro, el La Petatera, Colima, Mexico, el 14 febrero 2017.

Luis David Adame

Luis David Adame passes the bull, Regañon, with his muleta, at La Petatera. Photographed on February 14, 2017.

Luis David Adame pasa el toro, Regañon, (ganadería La Paz), en La Petatera, Colima, Mexico, el 14 febrero 2017.

Luis David Adame

Luis David Adame peforms a pass with the muleta on the bull Totito (ganadería La Paz), at La Petatera, in Colima, Mexico. Photographed on February 14, 2017.

Luis David Adame pasa el toro, Totito, (ganadería La Paz) en La Petatera, Colima Mexico, el 14 febrero 2017.

Octavio García, El Payo

El Payo performs a pass with the bull Tinajero (ganadería La Paz), en La Petatera, Colima, Mexico, on February 14, 2017.

El Payo pasa el toro Tinajero (ganadería La Paz), en La Petatera, Colima, Mexico.

Alguacil y Caballo

This lovely young lady is one of two alguaciles (ceremonial officials on horseback) at la Petatera, in Colima, Mexico.

Photographed on February 14, 2017.

Una de los dos alguaciles en La Petatera, Colima, Mexico.

Alguacil

One of two alguacils (ceremonial officials on horseback), this lovely young lady poses with her horse at La Petatera, Colima, Mexico.

Una de los dos alguaciles en La Petatera, 2017, en La Petatera, Colima, Mexico.

Luis David Adame

Luis David Adame lifts his capote to encourage the bull, Señorón, to charge, at La Petatera, on February 14 of this year.

Luis David Adame cite el toro, Señorón, con su capote, el 14 febrero 2017.

 

Miguel Ángel Perera

Spanish matador Miguel Angél Perera practices his passes with the capote prior to the bullfight on February 14, 2017 at La Petatera, in Colima, Mexico.

Matador español Miguel Angél Perera practica con su capote antes de torear en La Petatera, 14 febrero, en Colima, Mexico.

El Payo

The bull, Tinajero, (from the ganaderia La Paz), passes the capote of El Payo and appears to be headed into my camera. The bull appears closer than he was, though sometimes the bulls crash into the wooden planks separating the spectators under the stands from the bulls.

El toro, Tinajero (ganadería La Paz), pasa el capote de El Payo y parace que va a chocar conmigo! El toro parace mas cerca que estaba...

 

Luis David Adame

Luis David Adame make practice passes with his capote prior to the bullfight at La Petatera on February 14 of this year.

Luis David Adame practica con su capote, antes de empezar la corrida en La Petatera el 14 febrero 2017.

Luis David Adame

Luis David Adame enters La Petatera, in Colima, Mexico, on February 14 of this year.

Luis David Adame entra La Petatera, el 14 febrero 2017.

El Payo

Octavio García, El Payo, matador from Queretaro, Mexico, awaits the bullfight at La Petatera, in Colima Mexico, on February 14 of this year.

Octavio García, El Payo, de Querétaro, espera por la corrida en La Petatera, Colima, Mexico, el 14 febrero 2017.

Miguel Ángel Perera

Miguel Ángel Perera is in the top tier of Spanish matadors. Here he awaits the corrida at La Petatera in Colima, Mexico.

Miguel Ángel Perera es en el primer nivel de matadores españoles. Espera por el inicio de la corrida en La Petatera, Mexico.

Luis David Adame

Luis David Adame at 18 years of age, is the younger brother of Mexico's most prominent matador, Joselito Adame.

Here he awaits the bullfight of February 14, 2017, at La Petatera, in Colima, Mexico. He would triumph in this bullfight, cutting three ears.

Luis David Adame espera por el inicio de la corrida de La Petatera, en Colima Mexico, el 14 febrero 2017. El fué el triunfador de la corrida, cortando trés orejas.

 

Andrés Roca Rey

Another photo of Andrés Roca Rey, with the bull Uno Mas, (Barralva ganaderia). Photographed at La Petatera in February of this year.

Otra foto de Andrés Roca Rey, con el toro Uno Max (ganadería Barralva), en la Petatera, en febrero 2016.