Miranda and two more

It was David de Miranda's afternoon, it's David de Miranda's season , it's David de Miranda's life. BULLFIGHTING, in capital letters, bringing out the best bulls like the excellent second, extracting a performance from the more complex fifth, destroying them with the sword, and demonstrating his artistic pedigree where it should be done: the sacred sand of a bullring. He began with faint verónicas on the reception to Cocotero, the mirandinas in the middle with his feet planted and the cape on his back, and he endured the bites on his shins without making amends. Fernando Sánchez and Fernando Pereira saluted with banderillas after putting together a perfect third.

And then David took his muleta, and on his knees, as he had never been seen before, like a warning to bullfighting thugs, he surprised everyone, and before the bull could even break the boards in the crowded alley of La Merced, David de Miranda surprised everyone by starting the faena on his knees in the third section. We repeated the performance of Hinojos for the distrustful, but on his knees, to bullfight at his peak, deep, long, slow, and tight. Now standing to the right, calm, able, improving on the good Juan Pedro. This bullfighter at this moment can beat almost anyone, and improves on most. With his natural style, the ring was madness, truly madness, with everyone wanting to fight and pushing a bullfighter whose limits were nowhere to be seen. Capable of stopping and organizing and organizing himself when necessary, of risking when emotion was needed and the bull struggled to follow the demanding trick. From going to the circulars when the bull wanted it, like a balm for its depth, without losing the personality that marks the history of this Miranda, treading the grounds where the bulls burn, and Miranda feels in his own glory. His typical and daring mondeñinas, with little space and a lot of truth before taking the sword and burying it as far as the bullfighter says, were applauding throughout Huelva even before the bull fell. Two ears, and Huelva once again says that this is the bullfighter of the cabezos, of the estuary, and of the brave fandango. Incidentally, the bull was due to return to the ring; coming out second of the afternoon perhaps hurt this Cocotero.

You fight bulls as you are, and David showed his bonhomie when he went out into the sun and there he dedicated the fifth to Cristina Bayo, from the eternal family of Chocero bullfighting, the daughter of Paco, the one with the mulillas who isn't having a good time, but I'm sure the shot of the toast will help him cheer up.

To be a bullfighting icon, you have to be more than just a good man, and, for example, cut the ears of the average bull. That's what the bullfighter did against a bull that wasn't frank or persistent in its attacks. He began with alternating passes in the middle, a task of opening up paths, giving it time between series, knowing how to manage the terrain, stepping on the middle and getting back between the horns when necessary to deliver a profound series of good, well-tempered natural passes. In the final passes, he threw the sword far and performed a natural carousel with both horns. A great sword thrust and two much-desired ears. The ancients would say: inventing, bullfighting at will. The moderns would say, with a tale to tell. The tale of the bullfighter who is knocking at the doors where the greats fight.

Borja Jiménez went straight to the brink of fear in his debut at La Merced, where he showcased his varied repertoire with the cape, performing long cambiadas, verónicas, chicuelinas, revoleras... all with great flair and the confidence that comes from repeated bullfighting. He again removed the passes with chicuelinas. The bull had two speeds, and the Espartinas native understood them, in an intermittent performance due to the bull's changing condition, with very good phases on the right horn and the music livening up the performance at moments when a little excitement was needed. The blond bullfighter's poor use of the sword resulted in his losing the trophies.

In the fourth, we saw a bullfighting recital from a bullfighter who has earned his place at every bullfighting fair on his own merits. Excellent verónicas de salida, and powerful and connected bullfighting, once again better with the right hand. This Jiménez's bullfighting, less so than the two brothers, has the kind of audience appeal typical of the land of Espartaco. Once again, poor swordplay resulted in the award being reduced to one ear.

Marco Pérez is the bullfighter of the generation that has grown up watching him grow on TikTok and Instagram since he was barely a foot off the ground. Now he's a solid alternative bullfighter, coming off a complicated hip injury and has the breed and skill to perform in this field. He spectacularly removed the bull with the cape slung over his back and high in exchanged passes with a lot of Hispanic-American flavor. His manager, Juan Bautista, tells us that it's "The Golden Quite." We continue to learn from this new bullfighting. He dedicated his bull to Juan Antonio Ruiz Espartaco, who was also a child prodigy who took the alternative in this same city, but in another arena back in 1979. The bullfighting links are beautiful. Then the young man from Salamanca put in much more than the Juan Pedroro, who was very difficult to move and who replaced it. An interesting performance to see how he solved the bull's problems.

The charro knew how to understand the bullfighter with his great presence and less strength by holding on, mounting high and helping to break the bull forward. The great thrust and its devastating effect helped him to be awarded two ears and thus accompany David de Miranda on his shoulders through the Puerta Grande of La Merced.

And tomorrow, "Miranda and two more" again. One is nicknamed Manzanares. Another is named Roca Rey. Let the bullfighters tie themselves up tight, for the bullfighter from Huelva is coming with the great bullfighter's weed at the wedding. Blessed bullfighting. Blessed rivalry.