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Paquirri
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Also known as Francisco Rivera Perez

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

Key facts

Sportsperson.name
Francisco Rivera Pérez
Sportsperson.image
09.05.71_Paquirri_(1971)_-_53Fi494.jpg
Sportsperson.caption
Paquirri in 1971
Sportsperson.headercolor
red
Sportsperson.textcolor
gold
Sportsperson.nickname
Paquirri
Sportsperson.nationality
Spanish
Sportsperson.birth_place
Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Sportsperson.death_place
Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Sportsperson.resting_place
Cemetery of San Fernando
Sportsperson.monuments
Pozoblanco bullringMausoleum sculptureEl Puerto de Santa María bullring
Sportsperson.hometown
Barbate, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
Sportsperson.occupation
Bullfighter
Sportsperson.years_active
1962–1984
Sportsperson.agent
José CamaráManolo Camará(apoderados)
Sportsperson.children
Francisco Rivera OrdóñezCayetano Rivera OrdóñezFrancisco José Rivera Pantoja
Sportsperson.mother
Agustina Pérez Núñez
Sportsperson.father
Antonio Rivera Alvarado

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francisco
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Zahara de los Atunes
Place of death
Córdoba
Occupation
bullfighter
Languages spoken
Spanish
Image
Paquirri.jpg
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Commons category
Paquirri
date of birth
1948-03-05
pseudonym
Paquirri
date of death
1984-09-26
birth name
Francisco Rivera Pérez
nickname
Paquirri
second family name in Spanish name
Pérez
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • ''Novillero''
  • Matador
  • Deathblow at Pozoblanco
  • Personal life
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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

==Early life== Rivera was born to Agustina Pérez Núñez (Tarifa, 1922–1977) and the novillero (novice bullfighter who fights yearlings) Antonio Rivera Alvarado (born in Barbate, 17 February 1920; died in Cádiz, 10 November 2009), who was in charge of Barbate's municipal slaughterhouse, where Rivera and his brother José Rivera "Riverita", who also became a bullfighter, began their bullfighting. He grew up in Barbate within bullfighting milieux.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paquirri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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