Cayetano Rivera says goodbye to the arenas. In an emotional video, the bullfighter, 47, explained that he has made the decision to cut his ponytail next season, coinciding with two dates full of meaning. “Next year is a very special year for me. It has been 100 years since my great-grandfather, Cayetano Ordóñez, started my dynasty. It has also been 20 years since I started in the world of bullfighting. I feel like it’s time to say goodbye.”
© Getty ImagesFor the second son of Francisco Rivera ‘Paquirri’ and Carmen Ordóñez, bullfighting is more than just a job, it is an inherited passion and a way of living full of values. “Not everything has been pretty, but during this time I have tried to transmit qualities that my profession reflects such as courage, effort, discipline and solidarity.”
© cayetanoriveraVisibly excited and with his voice somewhat broken, Cayetano has accompanied these beautiful words with a series of photographs with which he has remembered some of the moments that have marked his career: the fucking, the ritual of putting on the light suit or his outings. on shoulders through the big door. Images in which some of the most important people in his life also appear, such as his brother Francisco, his cousin José Antonio, his child Cayetano, born of his marriage to model and presenter Eva Gonzálezand, of course, his father.
© cayetanoriveraIn the same way, the right-hander has been very grateful to the fans, essential support on bullfighting afternoons. “I wanted to share this news with you so that we can live together, with even more emotion if possible, what for me is the most important season of my life. And above all I want to thank you for the support you have given me and for your love.”
© cayetanoriveraAs a backdrop to the video, the Malaga city of Ronda, the bullfighter’s refuge. Specifically, San Cayetano’s recreationa property acquired in 1920 by Cayetano Ordóñez, where rest the remains of film director Orson Welles, a great friend of the family, and Antonio Ordóñez, who recovered the property after his father had to sell it for financial reasons.
© cayetanoriveraWithin a few minutes, the publication was filled with ‘likes’ and loving comments from her community of followers and other well-known faces such as Tita de la Cierva and Irene Rosales, wife of his brother Kiko. “Until the last day proud of you, teacher”, “Great”, they have written respectively.
© Getty ImagesWho also wanted to show his admiration for Cayetano is his girl, the Portuguese journalist María Cerqueira. “We are very proud of you and by your side,” he expressed along with red heart emoticons. The couple began their love story in 2023, and while it is true that they try to keep everything related to their relationship in a discreet background, their public appearances full of smiles and complicity reveal the sweet stage in which they are.
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