Paquirri

Francisco Rivera Pérez
Paquirri in 1971
Personal information
NicknamePaquirri
NationalitySpanish
Born(1948-03-05)5 March 1948
Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Died26 September 1984(1984-09-26) (aged 36)
Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Resting placeCemetery of San Fernando
37°24′59.2″N 5°58′56.5″W / 37.416444°N 5.982361°W / 37.416444; -5.982361
Monument(s)Pozoblanco bullring
Mausoleum sculpture
El Puerto de Santa María bullring
Home townBarbate, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
OccupationBullfighter
Years active1962–1984
AgentJosé Camará
Manolo Camará
(apoderados)[1][2]
Spouse(s)
Carmen Ordóñez
(m. 1973; div. 1979)

(m. 1983)
ChildrenFrancisco Rivera Ordóñez
Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
Francisco José Rivera Pantoja
Parents
  • Antonio Rivera Alvarado (father)
  • Agustina Pérez Núñez (mother)
Relative(s)José Rivera Pérez (brother)
José Antonio Canales Rivera (nephew)

Francisco Rivera Pérez (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko riˈβeɾa ˈpeɾeθ]; 5 March 1948 – 26 September 1984), better known as Paquirri (Spanish: [paˈkiri]), was a Spanish bullfighter. He died after being gored by a bull named Avispado at the Pozoblanco bullring.[3] During his career, he was six times borne shoulder-high out through the Great Gate at Las Ventas.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference taurologia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Paquirri, mucho más que una herencia". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 20 Minutos Editora, S.L. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ Vidal, Joaquín (28 September 1984). "El último viaje de Paquirri hasta el Hospital Militar de Córdoba fue un calvario por una carretera tortuosa". El País (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference tauroarte was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Plaza de toros de Las Ventas". Comunidad de Madrid (in Spanish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

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