“Madrid was the roar of the king of the jungle in the middle of the African night,” wrote Patricia Navarro in Cause five years ago, Alejandro Talavante’s kneeling crutch in Las Ventas looked at the line. It was a “shock”, unanimously recognized by the press and fans, one of those inspired blows that made him unique, unlike other bullfighters.

In an informative interview in A country A few days ago, ahead of the San Isidro, Talavante admitted that he didn’t perform well last year: “What really affected me is that I didn’t have much luck in Madrid. And the fall was deep. People expected a lot from me, and I came to the squares without desire. It all seemed like a lie to me. And there was that hopeless situation in which you, as an artist, must turn the tide, but you cannot, because bullfighting occurs in me not at will, but by inspiration.

Five years passed between one appointment and another, barely five years. Then Talavante, dominating the cuvillos with imperious impudence, turned Las Ventas Square upside down, which he challenged with a giant stare. Well, yesterday he looked through the masonry half a dozen times, countless times. But nowhere near was the same roar. Even if it was raining, because the umbrellas prevent applause, but not the ole coming from the guts.

Neither the current Talavante, nor last year’s appearance after 2018, no longer cause the screams that he pursues as a motto with his indomitable, rebellious bullfighting, huge left hand.

He went on to confess to Antonio Lorca in A country: “There are no average deadlines with me. To be appreciated, something exciting always had to happen, and I came to the conclusion that the level of skill that is required of me is very high compared to other bullfighters, but I must admit that this circumstance motivates me.

There was no case yesterday afternoon, although it seemed like he was really having a unique experience, challenging his eyes, cheering, gesturing and celebrating the work that bounced off umbrellas without stopping, as he did for 5 years, 5 fairs ago .

“I would like to remove the spike by cutting off the tail. I would be very excited and I think that I am one of the few bullfighters who have the opportunity to achieve this. Now that Morante has done it in Seville… I don’t want to say much on the subject, but it would be a dream,” Talavante added in his reflections with a note of pride, pleasant among so many banal statements.

Bullfighting is the most difficult profession in the world, off topic; In other words, the bullfighting figure is the most difficult profession, hence the respect that a figure like Talavante inspires, still wallowing in after hours, pleadingly looking at the line, as if asking what is wrong with those who ask what is wrong. with you. .

Corrida is incomprehensible.