Francisco Rivera Ordóñez

This article is about the Spanish bullfighter. For other people with similar names, see Francisco Rivera. For the father Francisco Rivera Pérez, also a Spanish bullfighter, see Paquirri.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Ordóñez.

Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
Born	Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974 (age 51) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Bullfighter
Spouses	Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, 12th Duchess of Montoro ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2002)​ Lourdes Beatriz Montes Parejo ​ ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Carmen Ordóñez Francisco Rivera Paquirri
Website	www.riveraordonez.com/

Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez (prev. The Duke of Montoro; born 3 January 1974 in Madrid[1]) is a Spanish torero or bullfighter.

Family lineage

Rivera comes from a long line of famous bullfighters: his great-grandfather was Cayetano Ordóñez, El Niño de la Palma; his grandfather was Antonio Ordóñez; his great-uncle was Luis Miguel Dominguín; his father was Francisco Rivera Paquirri; his brother is Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez; his cousin is José Antonio Canales Rivera.

Bullfighting career

In 2009, he was awarded the Fine Arts medal by the Culture Ministry of Spain, a coveted bullfighting prize, but his receipt resulted in a public outcry.[2]

Personal life

He is the son of Paquirri (Francisco Rivera) and Carmen Ordóñez, and his brother is the matador Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez. His father’s second wife was Isabel Pantoja, with whom Francisco has a half-brother, Francisco José Rivera Pantoja.

He has one daughter, Cayetana Rivera y Martínez de Irujo (born October 16, 1999), from his marriage to Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, 12th Duchess of Montoro, on October 23, 1998. The couple divorced in 2002. Eugenia's mother was the Duchess of Alba, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, who was the most titled noble in the world.

In 2011, Francisco Rivera started dating Lourdes Beatriz Montes Parejo,[3] then a 27-year-old lawyer from Sevilla.[4]

They married on September 14, 2013 in Ronda. They have a daughter, named Carmen (born August 19, 2015).[5][6]

Books

Rivera Ordóñez, who is known in the press as "Fran", was the subject of the book Death and the Sun: A Matador's Season in the Heart of Spain by American journalist Edward Lewine. In 2012 he was again involved in a book, The Bull and The Ban by filmmaker Catherine Tosko and British bullfighter and writer Alexander Fiske-Harrison.[7]

See also

• List of bullfighters

References

1. "Dinastías Rondeñas". Plaza de Toros de Ronda. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
2. Burnett, Victoria (2009-03-19). "As Bullfighter Gains Honor, Peers Perceive a Grave Loss". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
3. Google Books
4. "Lourdes, novia de Francisco Rivera, protagonista indiscutible en la fiesta posterior a la corrida goyesca de Ronda". 4 September 2011.
5. Hola
6. Addley, Esther; Burgen, Stephen (26 January 2016). "Spanish matador investigated for bullfighting with baby". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
7. The Bull and The Ban - Mitaurored

External links

• Spanish Celebrities: Francisco Rivera Ordoñez, includes a picture.
• Portal Taurino article