| Mondeño | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juan García Jiménez (1934-01-07)7 January 1934 Puerto Real, Spain |
| Died | 5 January 2023(2023-01-05) (aged 88) Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Torero |
Juan García Jiménez (7 January 1934 – 5 January 2023), better known as Mondeño, was a Spanish bullfighter.
Biography
Coming from a low-income family, García entered bullfighting as a means of earning a living. He made his debut on horses in El Puerto de Santa María on 24 June 1956. He took the alternativa with Antonio Ordóñez and Manolo Vázquez [es] on 29 March 1959 and was confirmed on 17 May 1960 by Vázquez. In 1962, he took part in the film La becerrada with Antonio Bienvenida.
After sustaining an injury, García entered the Convento dominico de Caleruega [es] as a monk on 30 August 1964. However, he reappeared in March 1966 in Lisbon and in Marbella on 3 April of that year with Paco Camino and El Cordobés. After a very serious injury in 1970, he permanently retired and married his fiancée, Lolita Casado. After his retirement, he moved to Paris.
Mondeño died in Sanlúcar la Mayor on 5 January 2023, at the age of 88.
References
- Pérez, Rosario (6 January 2023). "Muere Mondeño, el hombre que fue torero antes que fraile". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Del Moral, Álvaro R. (5 April 2019). "Mondeño: aquel torero místico que se metió a fraile". El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Seville. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Reparto: La becerrada (1963)". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 January 2023.
- "Juan García "Mondeño"". Portal Taurino (in Spanish).
- Nieto, Luis (1 May 2009). "'Mondeño', el torero monje". El Día de Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- de las Heras, Mario (10 January 2023). "Mondeño, el niño que fue torero para no ser pobre, fraile para huir de sí mismo y mundano para vivir y acabar sus días". El Debate (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.