Rafael of Paula
Rafael Soto Moreno known as “Rafael Of Paula” , born the February 11th 1940 with Sherry of Frontera (Spain, Province of Cadiz), is a Spanish Matador.
Presentation
Rafael Of Paula is of origin gipsy. It begins its career like maletilla and is pointed out by the former matador Bernardo Muñoz “Carnicerito”. It takes part then in number of novilladas at the end of the years 1950 and takes the alternative on September 9th, 1960. It will confirm it in Madrid only fourteen years later!During a career of more than three decades, it was an irreplaceable figure of the Arène S of Europe and America, alternating good the Corrida S with worst (extremely many). But even at the time of its worst services, it moreover had “something”, which made that its admirors forgave him, hoping that in one day, or one month, or one year, it would show the best.
Career
- Beginnings as a public: May 9th 1957 with Ronda (Spain, Province of Málaga).
- Beginnings in Novillada with Picador S: May 2nd 1958, with Sherry of Frontera.
- Presentation with Madrid: September 6th 1958, at the sides of Curro Puya and Juan Vázquez; novillos of the Ganadería of Antonio Pérez de San Fernando.
- Alternate: Ronda the September 9th 1960. Godfather, Julio Aparicio; witness, Antonio Ordóñez. Bulls of the ganadería of Atanasio Fernández.
- Confirmation of alternative to Madrid: May 28th 1974. Godfather, Jose Shine Galloso; witness, Julio Robles. Bulls of the ganaderìa of Jose Shine Osborne.
See too
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