Pepe Cáceres

José Humberto Eslava "Pepe" Cáceres (March 16, 1935 – August 16, 1987) was a Colombian bullfighter.^[1]

Career

In his career he had been seriously wounded at least five times yet he could not bring himself to retire.^[2] He had remarked in an interview "I think all bullfighters live with the hope of continuing in the bullfighting atmosphere, to prolong the taurine feast".^[2] He was seriously injured a sixth time, a goring that he received from the bull "Monín" on July 20, 1987 in Sogamoso, Colombia.^[2]^[1] He was trapped up against the boards and was mauled by the bull. It resulted in a pierced lung that proved to be fatal. He had been a professional bullfighter for 31 years and had announced his retirement for the next year.

References

^ ^a ^b Molena, Luis. "Semblanza de un hombre noble de toros. Pepe, por cacerinas". La Patria (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Death of a hero". The Orlando Sentinel. August 18, 1987. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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[LaPatria-1] Molena, Luis. "Semblanza de un hombre noble de toros. Pepe, por cacerinas". La Patria (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[Sentinel-2] "Death of a hero". The Orlando Sentinel. August 18, 1987. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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