Julián López Escobar

Spanish bullfighter

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Julián López Escobar
Personal information
El Juli in 2015
Birth name	Julián López Escobar
Nickname	El Juli
Born	(1982-10-03) October 3, 1982 (age 41) San Blas, Madrid, Spain
Sport
Sport	Bullfighting
Rank	Matador

Bullfighting career
Début novillero	March 16, 1997
Alternativa	September 18, 1998

Julián López Escobar (born October 3, 1982) commonly known as El Juli, is a Spanish bullfighter.^[1]

Biography

Julián López Escobar caped his first bull at the young age of nine and his family enrolled him in the Madrid Academy of Tauromachy. After years of studying, he moved to Mexico to perform in bullfights, as Spain required novilleros (junior matador) to be of at least 16 years of age. On March 16, 1997, at the age of 14, López Escobar made his bullfighting debut in Texcoco, Mexico. He finished with a standing ovation and received two bulls' ears. Approximately one year later, on September 18, 1998, López Escobar received his alternativa in Nîmes, France, with José María Manzanares as his "godfather" and Ortega Cano standing as witness.^[2] At age 15, he became the youngest professional bullfighter in the history of the sport.

By the age of 17, Julián had become the highest-paid bullfighter in history.^{[citation needed]} Julián often placed his own banderillas (spiked banners), which is typically the job of the banderillero. Additionally, in three out of his 134 performances in 1999, he was the lone matador. During the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain in 2010, he was injured and had to be hospitalized after a bull gored him in the thigh, stomach and scrotum.^[3]

Personal life

He married Rosario Domecq Márquez, daughter of Pedro Domecq de la Riva and Rosario Márquez Amilibia, on October 20, 2007, in the chapel of the Convent of Santa Catalina in Santo Domingo de Jerez de la Frontera. On 6 September 2011, they became the parents of twins, a girl named Rosario and a boy named Fernando. On 26 March 2014, they had a daughter, Isabel.

References

^ "El Juli - Julián López Escobar". El País. Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
^ Murillo, Abel (27 February 2023). "HISTORIA DEL TORERO — JULIÁN LÓPEZ ESCOBAR (El Juli)". historiadeltorero.com (in Spanish). Flexile. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ "More running of the bulls injuries". Stuff.co.nz. Associated Press. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.