Nationality Spanish Parents Cayetano Ordonez Role Bullfighter | Name Antonio Ordonez Occupation Bullfighter Children Carmen Ordonez | |
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Full Name Antonio Ordonez Araujo Awards Legion d\'honneurMedalla al Merito en el Trabajo Died December 19, 1998, Seville, Spain Spouse Pilar Lezcano (m. 1983–1998), Carmen Cristina Gonzalez (m. 1953–1982) Great grandchildren Lucia Romero Ezama, Cayetana Rivera y Martinez de Irujo Similar People Carmen Ordonez, Cayetano Rivera Ordonez, Francisco Rivera Ordonez, Luis Miguel Dominguin, Paquirri | ||
Antonio ord ez el catedr tico del toreo
Antonio Ordóñez Araujo (1932–1998) was a famous Spanish bullfighter.
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Toreros Para La Historia Antonio Ordoñez
Early life
Antonio Jiménez Ordóñez Araujo was born in Ronda, Spain, on February 16, 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.
Career
He was one of the top bullfighters of his time. As a matador, Ordóñez came face to face with over 3,000 bulls. He finally 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 (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 daughters, Ana Belén Ordóñez and Carmen Ordóñez. Carmen married the matador Paquirri (killed by a bull in 1985). His grandsons, by daughter Carmen, are bullfighters Francisco Rivera Ordóñez and Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
Death
Ordóñez died of liver cancer οn December 19, 1998.
Legacy
He was honored with a monument at the gates of La Malagueta bullring in Málaga 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.
