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Spanish bullfighter
A.K.A.
Francisco Rivera Pérez, Francisco Rivera Perez
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
5 March 1948(Zahara de los Atunes)
Death:
26 September 1984(Córdoba)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Carmen Ordóñez
Isabel Pantoja
Children:
Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
Kiko Rivera
The details
Biography
Introduction
Francisco Rivera Pérez, known as Paquirri (March 5, 1948 - September 26, 1984), was a Spanish bullfighter.
Death
Paquirri was gored by a bull named "Avispado" (Spanish for street-smart, or wasp-like) during a bullfight in Pozoblanco (Córdoba), and died while he was being transported to Córdoba Hospital.
Family
He was first married to Carmen Ordóñez, with whom he had two sons, Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez and Francisco Rivera Ordóñez. Both these sons are matadors and form part of the Ordóñez family bullfighting dynasty. After divorcing Ordóñez, he married the famous Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja, with whom he had a son named Francisco José Rivera Pantoja.