Jaime Ostos
Jaime Ostos | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jaime Ostos Carmona 8 April 1931 |
| Died | 8 January 2022 (aged 90) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Bullfighter |
Jaime Ostos Carmona (8 April 1931 – 8 January 2022) was a Spanish bullfighter.[1]
Biography
Ostos made his debut in Écija on 1 June 1952 alongside Bartolomé Jiménez Torres. His debut with picadors took place in Osuna on 5 April 1953 again with Torres.[2] His bullfighting debut came on 13 October 1956 in the Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza alongside his godfather, Miguel Báez Espuny.[3] He was awarded the Trophea Manolete in 1959.[4]
On 29 June 1960, Ostos appeared at a corrida at the Maestranza in Seville alongside Curro Romero and José Martínez Limeño. He stood as godfather for the latter's alternativa, while the former bore witness. Bulls were laid on by the Galache ranch, including the alternativa bull, Granujillo.[5]
He was gored by a bull while participating in a fight in Tarazona on 17 July 1963 and presumed dead. However, thanks to a blood transfusion of ten liters, he was saved.[6] In 1974 he announced his full-time retirement, and participated in his last event in 2003.[7]
In 1967, he was honored with an induction into the Cross with Distinctive of the Civil Order of Beneficence.[8]
In March 2020, he was admitted to the Hospital de la Zarzuela in Madrid for being infected with COVID-19 during the beginning of the pandemic in Spain, and was discharged two months later.[9] Ostos died of a heart attack in Bogotá on 8 January 2022, at the age of 90.[10] He was visiting the country with his wife and a group of friends.[11]
References
- ^ Bienvenida, Gonzalo I. (8 January 2022). "Muere Jaime Ostos de un infarto mientras dormía en Bogotá". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Fallece el matador de toros Jaime Ostos". Aplausos (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Pérez, Rosario (8 January 2022). "Muere a los 90 años Jaime Ostos, el torero del valor indomable". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Ha muerto Jaime Ostos, primer director de la Escuela Taurina..." Nueva Alcarría (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Arruego, José Miguel (18 December 2015). "Fallece a los 79 años José Martínez Limeño". mundotoro.com (in Spanish). mundotoro. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Muere el torero Jaime Ostos en Colombia a los 90 años". Cadena COPE (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Muere a los 90 años el torero Jaime Ostos tras sufrir un infarto". Onda Cero (in Spanish). Madrid. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Fallece el torero Jaime Ostos a los 90 años". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Jaime Ostos regresa a casa tras dos meses ingresado en el hospital". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Fallece Jaime Ostos a los 90 años". Crónica Global (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Fallece Jaime Ostos". Mundo Toro (in Spanish). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.