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At the bullfighting school in Arles, eleven students dream of being a bullfighter

2022-11-23T19:49:40.662Z


REPORT - They are ten, twelve years old. They dream of finding themselves one day in an arena, alone, standing in front of a brave bull weighing five hundred kilos.


Special correspondent in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône)

In the Francis Espéjo arena, located in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône), Fabien Castellani, 22, stands opposite Lysio, 14.

The first, muleta (cloak) and

ayuda

(help) in hand, advances little by little towards the second, equipped with a pair of

pitóns

(horns).

Then Lysio, “toro” for the occasion, rushes towards Fabien, who dodges it and connects the passes.

At the other end of the arena, Andy and Lucas, 10 and 12, do the same.

All under the watchful and critical eye of their volunteer teachers, Graziella Bortolin and Mehdi Savalli.

Every Wednesday and Saturday, this “living room bullfight” is repeated tirelessly, when pupils and teachers are not attending the bullfighting demonstrations in France and Spain.

Welcome to the bullfighting school in Arles, founded in 1988, which welcomes 11 boys this year, the oldest aged 25 and the youngest 5 years old.

“But he is an exception, a special case, he was born in the toros”

, smiles Graziella Bortolin…

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Source: lefigaro

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