Francisco de Manuel bullfighter

Bullfighter Francisco de Manuel

Date of birth: on July 5th, 2000 in Madrid.

Debut in public: on September, 2013 in a practical class in Campo Real (Madrid), with Carmen and Alfonso Ortiz.

Debut of lights: on August 15th, 2016 in Peñafiel.

Debut in Las Ventas: on October 2nd, 2016, at the end of the "Camino hacia Las Ventas" contest; sharing poster with Alejandro Adame and Alfonso Ortiz and with bulls of Jandilla-Vegahermosa. He cut an ear to each of his lot and opened the Puerta Grande.

Debut with picadors: on August 27th, 2017 in Collado Mediano, with Toñete and Carlos Ochoa; novillos of Puerto de San Lorenzo.

Son of the Venezuelan bullfighter, and later banderillero, Manolo Fuente; He signed up for the Bullfighting School of Arganda del Rey 'El Juli Foundation' with only 11 years old.

In 2016 he opens the Puerta Grande of Las Ventas in the end of the contest for bullfighters without horses "Camino hacia Las Ventas".

Absolute triumphant of the 2018 season, he receives most of the fairs of the fairs:

• Triumph of San Isidro,
• National Cossío Award,
• Alfarero de Oro of Villaseca de la Sagra,
• Ciudadela Award of Pamplona,
• Ercilla de Bilbao Award,
• Best Novillero of the season for the number of entities and associations of Madrid.

2021: XVII Racimo de Oro trophy to the winner of the Cadalso de los Vidrios Fair.

2022: Semifinalist of the Chenel Cup that takes place in the bullring of San Martín de Valdeiglesias.

In 2022 he totaled 17 ears, highlighting the October 12 in the Plaza de Las Ventas where he went out the Puerta Grande by cutting three ears of his lot of Victoriano del Rio. That same year he was declared winner of the Certamen Copa Chenel.

So far this season in 2023 he has won a trophy at the Feria de Las Fallas in Valencia, in Seville he received a standing ovation in front of bulls of El Parralejo and went out the Puerta Grande in Castellón.