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Antonio Ordóñez Araujo (16 February 1932 – 19 December 1998) was a Spanish bullfighter.
Ordóñez met a number of writers and actors, and he also starred in a few films. Antonio was a long time friend of Ernest Hemingway, whom he called Father Ernesto. Hemingway wrote an account of Ordóñez's rivalry with the matador
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Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish matador
in '' Encyclopædia Britannica'' *Hemingway, Ernest (1985). '' The Dangerous Summer''; London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd;
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1998 deaths 1932 births Spanish bullfighters People from Ronda Sportspeople from the Province of Málaga Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from liver cancer {{Spain-bullfighting-bio-stub
Early life
Antonio Jiménez Ordóñez Araujo was born in Ronda, Spain, on 16 February 1932. His father was Cayetano Ordóñez, called ''Niño de la Palma'', the prototype for the character of Pedro Romero, the ''matador'' in Ernest Hemingway’s novel '' The Sun Also Rises''.''Britannica''Hemingway (1985)Career
He was one of the top bullfighters of his time. As a matador, Ordóñez faced over 3,000 bulls. He retired in 1968, having fought over 60 bullfights in that year alone, but came back until finally retiring in 1988.Social life
Ordóñez met a number of writers and actors, and he also starred in a few films. Antonio was a long time friend of Ernest Hemingway, whom he called Father Ernesto. Hemingway wrote an account of Ordóñez's rivalry with the matador Luis Miguel Dominguín
Luis Miguel González Lucas (9 November 1926 – 8 May 1996), better known as Luis Miguel Dominguín, was a bullfighter from Spain and son of noteworthy bullfighter, Domingo Dominguín. Dominguín adopted his father's name to gain popularity.
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(also Ordóñez's brother-in-law) titled '' The Dangerous Summer''. Ordóñez also befriended Hollywood movie star Orson Welles, whose ashes were buried on Ordóñez's estate after Welles's death.
Family
Ordóñez was married to Carmen Cristina González. They had two children, Ana Belén Ordóñez andCarmen Ordóñez
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...
. Carmen married the matador Paquirri (killed by a bull in 1984). His grandchildren, by daughter Carmen, are bullfighters Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez (prev. The Duke of Montoro; born 3 January 1974 in Madrid) is a Spanish ''torero'' or 'bullfighter'.
Family lineage
Rivera comes from a long line of famous bullfighters: his great-grandfather was Cayetano Or ...
and Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez.
Death
Ordóñez died of liver cancer
Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...
on 19 December 1998.
Legacy
He was honored with a monument at the gates of ''La Malagueta'' bullring inMálaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
and his ashes lie beneath the "toril" gate, opened to allow the bull to enter, in the oldest bullring in the world, in his home town of Ronda. His family owned the arena. There is a statue of him outside the arena.
Filmography
* ''Sol, playa y toros II. Bilbao - San Sebastián'' (1969) * ''Toros y fiestas'' (1968) * ''Historias de la fiesta'' (1965) * ''La becerrada
''La becerrada'' is a 1963 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué, written by Jaime de Armiñán and Ricardo Muñoz Suay, and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Amparo Soler Leal
Amparo Soler Leal (23 August 1933 – 25 Octobe ...
'' (1963)
* ''Tarde taurina'' (1957)
Honours
* GoldMedal of Merit in Labour
The Medal of Merit in Labour ( es, Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo) is a civil medal awarded in Spain by the Council of Ministers in its gold category and by the Ministry of Labour in its silver and bronze categories to individuals or institu ...
(Kingdom of Spain, 24 December 1998)./ref>
Notes
References
Antonio Ordóñez, Spanish matador
in '' Encyclopædia Britannica'' *Hemingway, Ernest (1985). '' The Dangerous Summer''; London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd;
External links
Portal Taurino article
1998 deaths 1932 births Spanish bullfighters People from Ronda Sportspeople from the Province of Málaga Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from liver cancer {{Spain-bullfighting-bio-stub