José Ortega Cano
Spanish retired bullfighter
José María Ortega Cano (born 23 December 1953) is a Spanish bullfighter. He was married to Spanish singer Rocío Jurado. They adopted two Colombian children, one boy and one girl.
He began his bullfighting career in 1973 in Madrid. He took his alternativa on 12 October 1974 in Zaragoza. Standing as his "godfather" was José Mari Manzanares, while the witness was Paco Bautista.
Ortega had a notably successful year in 1986, where he was very successful in many bullrings. In 1995 he married Rocío Jurado, a famous Spanish singer. He retired from bullfighting in 1998, but donned the traje de luces bullfighter outfit again in 2001 to attempt a comeback, albeit with less success. He entered retirement again in 2004 to take care of his wife, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, until her death in 2006.
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