Every morning of August 15, Las Ventas hosts the mass for the feast of the Virgen de la Paloma in its arena. Manuel Alonso arranges the altar where in the afternoon the sun will sting, at 6, how his grandfather and his father taught him as a child. Félix Martínez Ortega officiates the mass commemorating the matadors who died this year, melting liturgies in the sacred arena of Las Ventas. The patron saint of Madrid, so bullfighter, so Antoñete, presides over the scene.
In the afternoon a young shortlist faced a serious bullfight from Fuente Ymbro. Amor Rodríguez confirmed with the aroma of classic Madrid bullfighting, Lorenzo vindicated his good moment and Francisco de Manuel brought out the left that Madrid fell in love with almost a year ago.
De Manuel curdled naturally to the serious sixth. A bull with his complexities, especially due to his uncertain defeats, which he was filing. He recreated himself in long naturals, very round. The task was gaining level in passages of much dedication. The finale with two-handed shots and genuflexing was very cheered by the good fans present -6,300 people-. He hadn’t had any luck with the first of his lot, very feint.
Álvaro Lorenzo was once again ignored by the Las Ventas box. And they go three consecutive times. Another return to the ring after strong request. The exact same thing happened to him in San Isidro -where he was also injured- and in the month of July.
Lorenzo entertained himself by fighting with the flights to the second, the one who brought out the most class of the group. A measured, close-fitting, aesthetic task with extraordinary mettle. With the intelligence of the distances at the beginning and the serene adjustment of the end. He could not round off with the fourth, which although he was noble, he did not have the necessary dedication to transmit.