Bullfights in Seville, live: watch the bullfight with Morante de la Puebla, José María Manzanares, and Talavante at the Maestranza bullring.

We conclude this afternoon's live bullfight after the tenth bullfight at the Plaza de la Maestranza. Enjoy the pescaíto!

Alejandro Talavante received a resounding ovation from the Maestranza audience after his performance with the last bull of the afternoon, Festín, which earned him one ear. The audience protested when he was denied a second ear.

Maestro Tejera has played in five of the six bulls this afternoon in the Plaza de la Maestranza.

The third of the rods of the last bull of the afternoon begins, which Alejandro Talavante will fight.

Manzanares stabbed Frangeado high, silencing his most vibrant performance in recent memory. He matched the sublime fifth bull from Matilla, a handsome but fair bull, the star of the afternoon, without the intensity of his former life, but with unexpected forcefulness and accuracy.

The master cigar maker spoke about his work with the fourth bull on Radio Sevilla: "I thought it was going to be a better bull, but once it started charging well, the other time it didn't; the work was very intense, and I think the audience experienced it at the same time as I did. Sometimes here it's all or nothing. It was a very complete afternoon, giving it my all and feeling like a bullfighter, while the audience demanded that bullfighting skill."

A standing ovation for José María Manzanares after his performance with Frangeado, the fifth bull of the afternoon.

Third of the fifth bull of the afternoon, which will be fought by José María Manzanares.

Derribado began to look less unpresentable to us when Morante tossed the coin into the exhibition fountain. The starving animal weighed 509 kilos on the tablet... and I look like the "Whatsapp guy." We soon forgot about that after its opening. He carried it from one shoulder to the other, assisted by two superb bullfighters, before first surrendering himself, and then the bullring. The fine scythes of this quarter bull from Matilla whizzed past him like bullets on the battlefield, uncompromising, straight and swift, passing time and again alongside the white thread of his bullfighting bags. He was Belmonte in his expression, at times embarrassed by the beast's lunges.

With the crew on edge, the arena in suspense, before a display of courage from both hands. Like his thrust, slow until it met the moment, eternal in its truth. He killed it high, and as if something had suddenly changed, the mules rushed out. Could it be just today? Fernández Figueroa was slow to award the prize, lest he ask for a second… Veredes things.

Alejandro Talavante lamented the lackluster performance of his bullfight with the third bull on Radio Sevilla: "The bull had very little class; it was very lackluster. He only knew how to unleash attacks with that horn."

Morante de la Puebla's performance with the fourth bull received the warmest reception from the bullring's audience, who awarded him an ear. The cigar maker has accumulated thirty ears and a tail in Seville. He returns to the ring to the tune of "Suspiros de España."

The third of the rods of the fourth bull of the afternoon begins, which will be fought by Morante de la Puebla.

They would have beaten Javier Zulueta and Marco Pérez if their bullfight last Monday had brought a bull with the poor face of Espléndido. Who approved a bull like that for Seville? Despite this, he was accurate in goring Javier Ambel, himself a splendid banderillero, in a dedicated third pair. He plugged the entrance with his hands while the ring workers carried him in their arms to the infirmary. Afterwards, the Matilla bullfighter had drive and even a certain frankness, although lacking rhythm. Like Talavante, he was fast-paced and unhurried in a stealthy performance that only heard applause when he killed, albeit with determination and justice.

The banderillero from Extremadura was caught while placing the third pair of banderillas on this third bull of the afternoon, gored in his right thigh. He ran into the alley next to the bullring, quickly taken by the bullring's workers to the infirmary.

The third of the rods of the third bull of the afternoon begins, which Alejandro Talavante will fight.

Zarabando was the bull that reunited Manzanares with Seville, the one that evoked memories of that bullfighter who seemed to have vanished, and who at times appeared before the frankness, kindness, and style of this second bull from Matilla, also tall and somewhat brazen, whom Talavante had discovered with the simplicity of his backstroke during the pass. The bull from Alicante didn't move from the second line of the third, between stands 7 and 9, where the photographers would have so perfectly captured that coppery coat that seemed a metaphor for the bullfighter he was and is. Exceptionally reborn before the generosity of this Zarabando, who very soon broke open frankly toward the outside of the muleta. Without having to open it, it opened up on its own, coming and going, in that moderate degree of meekness that helped so much, in a moment like this, for Manzanares to compact and give his all, as we had become so unaccustomed to.

Tejera played Cielo Andaluz, a sublime work with the right hand, full of innate poise, but weaker with the left hand, lacking the rhythm, flight, and elegance of the cloth also known as muleta. His thrust was thunderous, like a plea for an ear that was cut off in the slaughterhouse. What if we imposed it to put an end to the usual tricks?

Aguileño emerged from the first of the spare pens, having just turned five, with a different height, a different face, and a different coat, and with conclusive evidence of having been in the corral. The president, fans, and the bullfighting team had agreed to return the first bull, as if it were going to improve its condition. Fleeing from each cite, it positioned itself in the middle of the ring. Morante went there to collect it and endure that first pressure from a distance. He fell in front of it before attempting impossible veronicas, overwhelmed by the bull's straightness and poor form. Sticking to the boards, he blew four statuesque passes before swinging half a leg forward and breaking it in a change of hand. And the Maestranza shouted "olé!" (Olé). Four series, four. One in its line and height with the right hand before bringing it back in the next; with the bull about to be unhooked, without commitment or good manners.

Morante rounded it off, to Sevilla's delight and a wake-up call for Tejera, who began to play. More disturbed by the left horn, he finished with a final, brawling series with his right hand before hearing a warning when he was ready to kill. A start, four series, and a brief finish were a warning. How long did it take him to do all that? The difference between a little and good and a lot and bad. Applause.

Morante spoke on Radio Sevilla about the toughness of the first bullfight: "The bull was very tough and didn't give me any ease. I put a lot of effort into making it shine. This is a two-man show, but this time the bull was quite complicated."

A low thrust from José María Manzanares resulted in a resounding ovation and a majority request for an ear for the bullfighter, which he received moments later.

Third of rods from the second bull of the afternoon, for José María Manzanares.

Morante received an ovation after the first bull, which resulted in a stab and a fall. Pedro Márquez, his manager, spoke to Radio Sevilla: "That positioning was so good, so bullfighting, without being a spectacular performance, it looked very good."

The Maestro Tejera band plays its tunes for the master cigar maker's beautiful work.

The third of banderillas begins with the bull Aguileño, which Morante de la Puebla is fighting.

The first bull of the afternoon in the Maestranza bullring didn't last long. This Filigrana de Matilla came out with a rush, with his fine expression and open face, before charging into Morante's cape. Lacking style, with the ugly habit of almost pointing at the capes, Sevilla quickly realized that this wasn't the bull with which they could see something special. And so did the gang, who let him fall asleep on the second puyazo before lowering their hands and entering from behind for his exit. He folded his hands almost at the same time that Fernández-Figueroa showed off his green handkerchief. They had all agreed to return it. They should save some fish for more than one of them, because today we're arriving late at the Real.

The cigar maker tells Radio Sevilla that he's looking forward to this bullfight "with excitement": "After such a successful afternoon, one always feels empty, but there's always something to look for."

The third "Sold Out" poster for the current Maestranza season, the second of five that Morante de la Puebla will hang this year. A spectacular atmosphere awaits the old Baratillo hill for the first day of lanterns. The genius of La Puebla del Río wears turquoise with white thread embroidery, Manzanares comes in navy blue and copper, and Alejandro Talavante wears white and gold. The procession begins to the strains of "Plaza de la Maestranza," so masterfully performed by the Banda Tejera.

This is the third time this season that the bullring has sold out all its tickets for a bullfight, coinciding with the performances of Morante de la Puebla, always eagerly awaited by Seville fans.

Good afternoon! Welcome to the bullfight of this Monday, May 5th, the tenth bullfight of the season at the Plaza de la Maestranza, featuring Morante de la Puebla, José María Manzanares, and Alejandro Talavante.

Morante de la Puebla

Banderilleros

JOAO FERREIRA (Blue and jet)

JUAN JOSÉ DOMÍNGUEZ (Black and Jet)

JOSÉ Mª AMORES (Pink and jet)

Picadores

AURELIO CRUZ (Plum and Gold)

PEDRO ITURRALDE (Nazarene and gold)

Sword Boy: JUAN CARLOS MORANTE

Help: JOSÉ M. 'PISTOLA'

José María Manzanares

Banderilleros

DIEGO VICENTE (Pearl gray and jet)

JUAN JOSÉ TRUJILLO (Band-aid and jet)

LUIS CEBADERA (Bordeaux and jet)

Picadores

PACO MARÍA (Bull's Blood and Gold)

JUAN C. SÁNCHEZ (White and gold)

Sword Boy: FCO. J. CASTRO LIMÓN

Help: FCO. RECIO 'REPISO'

Alejandro Talavante

Banderilleros

ÁLVARO MONTES (Green and jet)

JAVIER AMBEL (Chenel and jet)

MANUEL IZQUIERDO (-)

Picadores

MIGUEL A. MUÑOZ (White and jet)

MANUEL CID (Slate and Gold)

Sword Boy: CARLOS MONTAÑO

Help: JAIME ZAMBRANO

PRESIDENTIAL TEAM

President:

Fernando Fernandez-Figueroa Guerrero

Artistic As.:

Antonio Ramon Jimenez

Veterinarian:

FRANCISCO HERRERA GIL

Alejandro Talavante Rodríguez was born in Badajoz on November 24, 1987. At the age of eleven, Talavante enrolled in the Badajoz Bullfighting School, where he received his first bullfighting lessons. He made his debut with picadors in the French town of Samadet in 2004. He took his alternative on June 9, 2006, in Cehegín (Murcia), with Morante de la Puebla as his sponsor and David Fandila El Fandi as his mentor. He confirmed his alternative in 2007 at the Las Ventas bullring, sponsored by El Juli and José María Manzanares, with bulls from the Puerto de San Lorenzo ranch.

José María Dols Samper, also known as José María Manzanares, was born in Alicante in January 1982. Son of fellow bullfighter José Mari Manzanares, he abandoned his veterinary studies to dedicate himself to bullfighting. He made his public appearance in 2001 and with picadors in Nîmes in 2022. He took his alternative at the San Juan Hogueras Fair in Alicante on June 24, 2003 , with Enrique Ponce as his godfather and Francisco Rivera Ordóñez as his witness.

He confirmed his alternative on May 18, 2005, at Las Ventas , with César Jiménez as his sponsor and Salvador Vega as his sponsor. In 2006, he confirmed his alternative at Plaza México.

He made his debut in Seville as a matador at the Real Maestranza bullring on April 21, 1998, cutting off two ears.

He confirmed his alternative at the Plaza de Las Ventas on May 14, 1998, with Julio Aparicio as his sponsor and Manuel Díaz El Cordobés as his witness. The bull for his alternative, named Hospedero, belonged to the Sepúlveda and Yeltes ranch.

José Antonio Morante Camacho (1979), Morante de la Puebla, is from the Seville town of La Puebla del Río. He took his alternative on June 29, 1997, in Burgos . His sponsor was César Rincón, and Fernando Cepeda acted as his witness. The bullfight he fought was from the Juan Pedro Domecq ranch, and the bull in his alternative was Guerrero. He cut off an ear from each of his bulls.

On May 1st, he established himself as the "Papa" of bullfighting with a memorable performance in which he cut off two ears from a bull owned by Domingo Hernández. Two seasons ago, he cut off both ears and the tail from a bull from the same ranch, marking a milestone in the history of bullfighting.

The Hnos. García Jiménez cattle ranch was founded in 1987 by Teodoro Matilla, a renowned bullfighting entrepreneur. In 1991, he transferred the ranch to his children, eliminated all his previous herd, and added cows and stallions from Jandilla and Juan Pedro Domecq. The ranch grazes on the "Zarzosillo de Arriba" farm, located in the municipality of El Cabaco, in the province of Salamanca.

ORDER OF FIGHTING

1º No. 55. FILIGREE . Mulatto black. 516 kg. 01/21 (Hnos. Garcia Jiménez)

2nd No. 41. Zarabando . Colorao. 511 kg. 02/21 (Garcia Jiménez Brothers)

3rd No. 42. SPLENDID . Light color. 523 kg. 08/20 (Hnos. Garcia Jiménez)

4th No. 53. KNOCKED DOWN . Light-bodied chestnut. 509 kg. 03/21 (Hnos. Garcia Jiménez)

5º No. 06. FRANGED . Bociclar chestnut. 525 kg. 11/20 (Olga Jiménez)

6th No. 11. FEAST . Black. 510 kg. 12/20 (Olga Jiménez)

HATS

1º No. 49. AGUILEÑO . Colorao. 525 kg. 04/20 (Hnos. Garcia Jiménez)

2nd No. 50. PLAYFUL . Red. 543 kg. 11/20 (Núñez del Cuvillo)

Good afternoon, and welcome to the live coverage of the tenth bullfight in the ongoing series of events at the Seville bullring. Three great figures will be meeting today at the Maestranza bullring: Morante de la Puebla, José María Manzanares, and Talavante , who will be fighting bulls from the Hermanos García Jiménez - O. Jiménez ranches.