Conchi Reyes Ríos (born 11 March 1991) is a Spanish bullfighter. In 2011, she was the first woman to take two ears off a bull. In 2015, she was featured on a Spanish national list of bullfighters, one of six women out of 825.
Biography
Ríos was born in the
Region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. The region is in ...
in 1991.
[Conchi Rios]
TauroWeb.es, Retrieved 26 November 2016 Her grandparents learnt of her ambition to be a bullfighter when she was 15. Her grandfather had taken her to
the local bull ring. He tested her ambition by taking her to see a calf but she showed no fear, only interest.
[
left, Conchi Ríos in 2016 in Cehegín in Murcia.][
She made her debut in public at a bullfight on 23 September 2007. She first appeared as a ]picador
A ''picador'' (; pl. ''picadores'') is one of the pair of horse-mounted bullfighters in a Spanish-style bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the ''tercio de varas'', which is the first of the three stages in a stylized bullf ...
in 2009 supporting Luis Miguel Casares ("El Nico"). She first appeared at Las Ventas
The plaza de toros de Las Ventas, known simply as Las Ventas, is the largest bullfighting ring in Spain, located in the Guindalera quarter of the Salamanca district of Madrid. It was inaugurated on June 17, 1931. Its seating capacity of 23,798, m ...
in Madrid in 2011 on a bill that included Simon Lopez, Jimenez Fortes and José Cruz
José Cruz Dilan (born August 8, 1947) nicknamed Cheo, is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player, coach and baseball front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1970 to 1988, most prominently a ...
.[ In 2011 she was the first woman to take two ears off a bull but this was not a victory as for three years she did not have another bullfight. She spent time in education but she feared that despite her ambition she might work in a supermarket. She ended up bullfighting in Peru where there are less restrictions on the sport.][
In 2015, she was one of one only six female bullfighters in a national list of 825.][La última torera de España]
Elmundo.es, 23 November 2016, David López Canale, Retrieved 26 November 2016
In 2016, she appeared with the veteran bullfighter El Cordobés
Manuel Benítez Pérez (born 4 May 1936), more commonly known as ''El Cordobés'' (The Cordovan), is a Spanish bullfighter, matador, and actor active in the 1960s who brought an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style to the bullring.
Career ...
and Antonio Puerta
Antonio José Puerta Pérez (; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla.
Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affec ...
in Cehegín
Cehegín () is a town and municipality in the Comarca del Noroeste of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, Spain, situated some 66 km from the city of Murcia. It has a population of approximately 16,248 with 8227 males and 8021 ...
in Murcia.[Corrida toros fiestas Alcañiz]
La Comarca.tv, Retrieved 26 November 2016
In 2016, she and her boyfriend, Jose Manuel Mas, moved to a house near Torrijos. They both train every day which includes two hours of bullfighting using a one wheeled device that becomes the bull.[ In 2016, she was chosen as one of BBC's 100 Women.]
23 November 2016, El Mundo, Retrieved 26 November 2016
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Murcia
Spanish bullfighters
Female bullfighters
BBC 100 Women