“I never thought of saying goodbye,” confessed Maripas Vega while announcing his retirement in his hometown of Malaga. The Eliseos Hotel became the venue for the launch of a campaign to bid farewell to the careers of women who have enjoyed longer careers in the United States. … wheel. He will do it together with bullfighter Lazaro Carmona, who was already his agent. She always chooses to take advantage and protects her teeth and claws whenever possible. “I never imagined such a separation,” the bullfighter repeated, his skin wrinkled with the scars of a haunting battle. “I have dedicated many years to the world of bullfighting, but it’s time to think about doing something else with my life,” says she, who has always felt like a bullfighter and never puts her “ex” before her.
Vega refers to hours of cape and crutches, shadow and light, and intense preparation for a dream to come true. While fantasizing about the unique bullrings of the Mediterranean, he did not hesitate to include a farewell note to the Malagueta bullring, “where I was born, where I trained at a bullfighting school and where I won important victories.” Twenty years ago, he won the Cape’s Best Bullfighting trophy in his hometown of Malaga.
Lazaro Carmona, Maripas Vega, Muriel Finer
Years have passed, but the enthusiasm is amazing. “I never lost it by continuing to fight and keep training every day,” he points out. He is already fully prepared for his future endeavors.
In summary, his agent said: “Maripas has written an important page in the history of bullfighting. He has left behind a very important career for a very serious sport that leaves no doubt about his abilities, so he must rightfully say goodbye.” Decades of devotional activity, prone to boredom, were dominated by devotion to the bull, the totem of bravery that teaches us how to walk the ropes of the abyss. Lazarus will be his faithful follower in this second and final stage as well. Because the end is also in the root.
woman to woman
Born on November 7, 1974 in the city of Picasso, she received Christina Sanchez as her godmother on September 29, 1997 in Goyesca, Cáceres, in the presence of Jose Luis Marca’s bull Carpintero, in the presence of Antonio Ferrera. Maripas was the first woman to become a bullfighter in Spain (Christina received her PhD in Nîmes).
Approximately 35 seasons have passed since his debut in 1991, and his season will end in 2026 when the curtain comes down on his career. He was confirmed at Las Ventas in Madrid, Santa María in Bogotá, and Monumental in Mexico, where he stood on the bullfighting altar and achieved the milestone of standing shoulder to shoulder on March 11, 2011.
He built most of his career in the United States, presenting posters in Mexico as well as Venezuela, Peru, and Colombia. All these professional accomplishments are explained by journalist and author Muriel Finer, author of the book Women and Bullfighting, who says, “The world of bullfighting owes him a significant farewell. “She deserves it, and the fans deserve it.” It’s another challenge for Vega’s career and another page in Finer’s book.
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