No chocolate due to the sun but the view to the terraces. Ruy Fernández (a shy, frank forced salute), Diego Ventura (two ears, two ears, a tail) and Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza (silence, two ears).
Rijon traditional bullfighting on Easter Monday morning in front of a gathering that seems to reconnect with the thing. Nice entrance with a wanted audience for the show. The first to start, Portuguese Rui Fernandez. We are used to seeing him in charge of Lydia and he befriended him on horseback. Don’t ask him for any frills, he won’t do much but he will do his best and that’s not bad at all. Suppose he respects terrain and distances without making his way or endangering his tripods. Unfortunately, it misses a steel…
The second time around, he stutters in his sadness and doesn’t stay put. Forget the basics and fly towards a more fun but subtle bullfight. The audience does not take, the momentum also. The toro drops, no one applauds the centaur, but he comes alone on the track and gives a salute followed by a few spectators whose heads are in the clouds.
For the next stage, just like the Portuguese, but more appreciated by the trendos, Diego Ventura, everything will go better. Much better ! His first film Toro di Capia was interesting, its mission is interesting and its rhythmic pace keeps the audience impressed. Ventura confirms his trophies by putting on his headbands in an amazing way and without being overly disrespectful. Two ears are required by the public. Palco follows…
Back in his second film, Better than Carmen Lorenzo, Diego Ventura cuts a tail in Arles. We’ll say he provided some form of spectacle but suffered multiple hits with this toro with horns pretty much frustrating as in France at bullfighting. If, for the first time, he had taken out his horse biting the front of the toro, there, he was content to return to the equestrian toreo base. The audience gets surprised by the quiebros on the boards, loves the plays and the atmosphere gets a little crazy. The three handkerchiefs fall, the Portuguese rejoice.
The youngest, the son of Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza (who came to support the little boy), Guillaume. Yet fairly serious and on good ground, the GHM liquefies on steel. Thus he loses all benefit and loses the ear. Silence.
He will inflict his second fight by cutting off his opponent’s ears. Mendoza’s Guillermo Hermoso refocuses and highlights the power of his passing. He listens to the family and continues his efforts, especially with the short bands of Pandrillas where he parades without taking a hit. Even the sword is exceptional because the toro instantly falls as if it had fallen. The handkerchiefs fall from the balco and the accompanying ears as well. Father and son rejoice, wonderful walk in the Triumph of Ventura and Hermoso de Mendoza.
