US EditionRetired Matador Killed by Bull Ahead of Bullfight in Southern Spain
Spain’s National Police are treating the death as a workplace accident as investigators examine handling protocols for the sold-out Easter bullfight.
- On Friday night, April 3, 2026, retired matador Ricardo Ortiz, 51, was killed after being gored by a bull in the corrals of La Malagueta bullring in Malaga, Spain.
- At 19:40, during the "desembarque" of cattle for the sold-out Corrida Picassiana, the fatal incident occurred, interrupting preparations for Malaga's Easter celebrations.
- As a member of a well-known local bullfighting family, Ortiz was fatally struck while assisting with the handling of bulls from the Puerto de San Lorenzo and El Pilar ranches.
- Spain's National Police are treating the death as a workplace accident, investigating whether standard handling protocols were followed and how the bull was being managed at the time.
- The 150th-anniversary event is proceeding under a cloud of investigation, with attention turning to whether the Corrida Picassiana will continue as planned given its significance within Malaga's Easter programme.
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A former Spanish matador was killed by a bull in the main arena of Malaga, in the south of the country, where he was assisting in the preparation of a bullfight scheduled for Saturday. Retired for more than 20 years, he had not cut off the link with the world of bullfight in which his family was living. The 51-year-old man unloaded the animals in the arena at the time of the drama. - An old matador died horned during the preparation of a bullfig…
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Ex-matador killed by bull at Spanish arena ahead of Easter bullfight
A bull fatally gored a former matador who was helping to prepare a traditional Picasso-themed Easter weekend bullfight, organisers said Saturday.Ricardo Ortiz, 51, was unloading bulls at the La Malagueta arena on Friday evening when "one of the bulls gored him forcefully causing his death," event organizer Lances del Futuro said in a statement.Ortiz, who...
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