Alejandro Hank Amaya (born 2 August 1977, in
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
) is a Mexican
matador
A bullfighter or matador () is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter, and describe all the performers in the activ ...
.
Amaya grew up in Tijuana, Baja California, México, and was educated in the United States. In 2006, ESPN did a special story about Amaya, entitled ''Haunted By The Horns''.
Amaya took his alternativa in Jaén, Spain, on October 18, 2001, at the Feria of San Lucas. His Padrino was
Enrique Ponce
Alfonso Enrique Ponce Martínez (born 8 December 1971 in Chiva, Valencia, Spain), also known as Enrique Ponce, is a Spanish bullfighter.
Biography
He made his first public appearance on 10 August 1986 in the Plaza De Toros in Baeza ( Jaén).
S ...
. His Testigo was "
El Juli", with bulls from the ranch of Jandilla. During his alternativa, Amaya received an 8 cm goring, although he finished the bull and was awarded an ear. He took his confirmación in
Plaza México
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Rela ...
, on November 24, 2002.
References
*ESP
"Haunted By The Horns"
External links
* at Portal Taurino
Alejandro Amayaat ToroPedia.com
Living people
1977 births
Mexican bullfighters
Sportspeople from Tijuana
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