Arturo Gilio’s triumph at the San Marcos Fair

The Lagunero bullfighter Arturo Gilio Quintero scored a “posh” victory yesterday, Saturday, in the tenth celebration of the bullfighting series of the San Marcos Fair, in the Monumental Bullring of Aguascalientes.

The young man from Torreón cut off two ears, the second at popular request, before the last specimen of the afternoon, the one that was saved from a weak batch sent by the Los Encinos cattle ranch, whose horns were strongly protested by more than three quarters of the entries. that was registered in the square. Arturo, dressed in pearl gray and gold, alternated with the young Mexican figure Isaac Fonseca (bishop and gold) and with the Spanish José María Manzanares (burgundy and gold), who also suffered against the bulls lacking breed and with little experience.

After a hard task in front of his first horse of the afternoon, Arturo Gilio, a bovine that was half the trip and with a poor figure, excelled with the closer, the lagooner put in effort, banderillas, gaoneras and began the muleta phase on his knees. Despite verifying that the animal was doing well naturally, it was not able to cross, it subscribed to the parallel pass on both sides, having to walk a long way to reach the next one. A circular from the back, some of the chest and bernardines put the public on their side, the thrust, somewhat fallen, preceded two appendages protested by one sector, applauded by another.

The afternoon had begun with a specimen of fair presence and no breed: José María Manzanares was mulleting it as he passed with his right hand, with the other hand the bull demanded to stop and command. Despite quoting in parallel, the loose naturals performed were the most redeeming thing about his performance; The one with the sword was faintly applauded and protests were heard in the drag. The appearance of the fourth of the celebration, second of the Spanish, achieved the support of the judge, who returned him to the corrals after loud disapprovals from the spectators. These increased in volume when the substitute’s table announced 472 kilos, the ‘hat’ was constantly falling to the ground. With extreme care, Manzanares managed to keep him upright and make advantageous runs. José María’s best passage was a series led by the center of the crutch. Capea task ended with a fall receiving. Return to the ring for Spanish requested by those present.

Isaac Fonseca debuted as a matador in San Marcos and tried to get something out of his debut with a long task with a lot of transcendent attitude. Always in the nearby python. The premiere of the matador ended without pain or glory. With one fifth of a scrawny face, which he made out with a certain caste when he was summoned. Fonseca left behind a work linked but without emotion. He only pressed himself against the bull when he began to back the muleta. He went to the left hand with the horn already on its last legs.

Despite this, the bullfighter prolonged a performance that his demonstration of courage did not justify. A good thrust, so far the best of this week of Fair full of mistakes with steel, fixed the result of his afternoon, in which he lost an ear.