Fauro Aloi put on an intoned performance on January 1st at the Monumental Mérida, where he first had to face the most complicated bull of the Zacatepec bullfight, and then was lucky enough to fight a good bull, run in sixth place, to complete a work from less to more that was appreciated by the Yucatecan fans, who enjoyed the traditional bullfight in which Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza cut off the only ear.
The third bull of the afternoon, with a deep boxy body and a wide pitons, was not easy because it came a bit crossed and charged in waves. This situation forced Fauro to make use of his resources to nail rejones on “Mangérico” and banderillas with “Faraón”, in a bullfight in which he ended up getting in tune towards the end, when he nailed two banderillas to the violin riding “Atila”, to disentangle the bull’s charge before killing it on the back of “Máximo”, with a couple of deep jabs and three attempts with the sword to decabellar.
Unlike the reserved game of the first bull of his lot, the sixth was noble and had transmission, so Fauro did not miss, almost from the start with “Chato”, to fight with exposure and temper, amid the cheers of the public that encouraged him throughout the fight when he took out “Atila” and “Fuego”. He then stuck banderillas in different areas, adjusting himself in the middle of the ring.
After the extraordinary performance of the Forcados Amadores de Aposento da Moita, who today were at a great level, the bull was much less and it was not easy for Fauro to meet him to kill him riding “Máximo” with the required promptness, so this fact prevented him from cutting an ear, after a work that culminated with the short ones.
Fauro’s next bullfight will be this Thursday, January 2 in the Yucatan bullring of Peto, where he will perform hand in hand with Jorge Hernández Gárate, to fight four bulls from the Golondrinas ranch.
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Merida, Yucatan. Monumental Plaza. New Year’s Day bullfight. More than three quarters of admission, in a cloudy afternoon with pleasant temperature.
Bulls of Zacatepec, well presented of varied game, of which 2nd. And 4th. 6th. Stood out for their nobility.
Jorge Hernández Gárate: Palmas and ovation.
Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza: Ear and return after request.
Fauro Aloi: Palms and ovation.
Incidents: The Forcados Amadores de Aposento da Moita performed four extraordinary pegas, all at the first attempt, and were applauded for a long time. Before breaking ranks in the paseíllo, a minute of applause was paid to the memory of Mafalda Luque, mother of the forcado José Luque, who passed away in the last hours.
