In May, Manuel Benitez “El Cordobés” announced that he would fight with his children, Manuel and Julioin the festival he organized with his own foundation, a story that represents a unique event in the history of bullfighting since a matador shared the arena with his children and then competed with them.
Despite this, the festival, which was due to take place on October 12, has already cannot take place on the agreed dates. The installation of a stage for a series of musical performances at this location has meant that the arena is not available until March, impossibleor its celebration in 2024 and leave its realization pending at later dates.
The right-hander expressed his discomfort for this news, accepting that “circumstances reign and there is no choice but to adapt.” ‘El Cordobés’ also stressed that the organization of this event was completely ready in the absence of some small details to be finalized.
Despite his age, Manuel Benitez had worked conscientiously his return to the ring since he has always been “very responsible and the public cannot be disappointed. I fought several calves and I saw myself very well in front of themI also intensified my physical preparation. The poster, which I would direct, was accompanied by very prepared bullfighters: my sons Manuel and Julio, Javier Moreno ‘Lagartijo’, Fuentes Bocanegra and Marcos Pérez and everyone knows that I always tried to make sure that no one won the fight.”
The festival had, as expected, raised a lot of expectations in the international panorama because, besides Spain, various people from Mexico, Peru, France, Portugal, Colombia and Ecuador did not want to miss this historic event.
Finally, ‘El Córdobés’ wanted to comment on a new opportunity to see him in the ring with his children, announcing that “It will depend on my health.I’m perfectly fine, but I’m aware of my age and I shouldn’t make any long-term plans. It was a huge illusion that I lost and when these things happen, you completely move on and go in another direction.
