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Ernesto Pastor Lavergne (April 4, 1892 - June 11, 1921) was the first of only two Puerto Rican-born bullfighters to gain international fame, the other being Juan Ramón Fernández.
Early life and career
Some date Pastor's birth year as 1900, but it is generally accepted that he was born in 1892. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico to a Mexican father and French mother.
Pastor was considered by his contemporary colleagues to be talented both with the sword and the cape.
= International success
=On January 15, 1911, he made his public debut, at a plaza in Guadalajara, Mexico. There, he would be revered as one of the best of his era.
Pastor relocated to Spain in 1916, fighting for the first time there on May 16, 1916, in Barcelona. In Spain, he was mentored by José Gómez Ortega. In 1918, Pastor engaged in 38 bullfighting spectacles, and in 1919, he debuted in Madrid.
Death
It was in Madrid on June 11, 1921, that Pastor met with death. On June 11, 1921, during a bullfighting event, his leg was gored by a bull. Bleeding profusely, he managed to ask who turned off the lights? before dying. The hemorrhage in his leg had caused him to go blind before dying.
See also
Conchita Cintrón
List of Puerto Ricans
List of Mexicans
References
External links
Ernesto Pastor at IMDb
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