If the square was not filled on Friday, with Morante and two Salamancans, it is not surprising that this afternoon, with this poster, there is only half an entrance. The bulls of El Puerto de San Lorenzo move a lot and play well, in general, against very excellent cattle: third, fifth (for which the return to the ring is requested) and sixth. Leo Valadez cuts two ears and comes out on his shoulders, in his presentation in Salamanca; Urena, a trophy.
Miguel Angel Perera remains faithful to his style, firm and commanding... The first one gets stung very badly in the back and collapses. He is noble but dull. (Salutes Curro Javier, like so many afternoons). He begins with eight passes on his knees, he takes out muletazos with merit but without emotion: a bull with a standing bull is not very funny. He kills the third. A right-hander as powerful as he is needs a bull with more power.
The fourth is loose, in its own way, falters. Ambel greets, in banderillas. Muletea Perera with good technique has an uncertain bull, with uneven charges, as is the long fretting, with ups and downs. She takes a long time to kill, with a falling lunge: two warnings sound and the request does not work.
Paco Ureña seems to have recently overcome some previous disorientation with triumphs (the miscalculated challenge of the six bulls of San Isidro had to hurt him). The second, well piqued by Iturralde, is very loud, shows genius, he protested. Ureña offers it to his manager, Juan Diego: he swallows, he is brave but hooks arise, he does not finish imposing his dominance. He achieves a fast effect thrust.
The fifth moves a lot, repeats, transmits emotion. In the long task of Ureña, with many unequal muletazos, the chest passes stand out, throwing the whole bull ahead. Prolongs the mess too much and voices arise, exaggerated for me, asking for a pardon. The lunge is very defective, the bull takes a long time to fall, a warning sounds, while the right-hander applauds him: ear and anger at the president for not granting the second, nor the return, to the bull.
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Bullring of the Glorieta. Saturday, September 17, 2022. Fair of the Virgen de la Vega. Media came in. Bulls from Puerto de San Lorenzo and La Ventana (1st, 5th and 6th), good game.
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Miguel Ángel Perera, in green and gold. Two punctures and lunges (greetings). In the fourth, drop push and two pithing. Two notices (request and greetings).
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Paco Ureña, in green and gold. Push (greetings). In the fifth, faulty push. Notice (ear and request of another).
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Leo Valadez, of tobacco and gold. lunge (ear). In the sixth, lunge (ear).
Leo Valadez is taken over by the BMF company and is also included by posters. The young Mexican has responded well in several fairs, with dedication and variety. The third charges happily. The right-hander shows his entire repertoire: zapopinas, which are surprising; unequal banderillas, just like the job, giving it all. When the bull goes out, he resorts to the current effects: inverted circulars, ballet flats and abuses looking at the line (something that embarrassed my friend Ángel Luis Bienvenida, who invented it). He kills well: ear.
The last one is also excellent, brave and noble, it allows him to show off all his variety with the hood, the banderillas (irregular) and the work, given to Capea. She takes advantage of the long sausages in warm muletazos on both sides. Once again he resorts to gimmicks: inverted ballerinas and ballet flats on his knees. Again it is a cannon with the sword: ear and shoulder outlet.
In the least expected bullfight, the public had a good time. It is logical that they rejoice at the triumph of a charro rancher but he cannot have more criteria not to get excited about long and unequal tasks, nor with sensationalism for the gallery. Also in Salamanca, chair of bullfighting, we are like this.
