![]() ![]() If he played baseball, he would be considered a major leaguer, though not an MVP candidate.Ī: That depends. Q: Is Amaya one of the top fighters in the world?Ī: Yes. In Mexico, where there haven't been many stars to capture the imagination the past few years, the bullfight is struggling. This ain't the American League Central.Ī: In Spain, the bullfight thrives. There is no arc it is a never-ending circle. They hurt.Ī: Bullfighting goes year-round, moving all over the world. Year round, the young man packs up the swords and the capes and goes after the bulls. An hour ago, he'd been training on his mentor's ranch, a sprawling time machine owned by 57-year-old Eloy Cavazos, who is Mexico's real-life Rocky Balboa.įighting bulls means the matador lives in the future and the past, moving from the new to the old and back again. The Monterrey skyline towers in the distance, the Mercedes making its way back into a modern world. Maybe he's proving something to his critics, or to himself. He's pushed in front of those bulls by something else, something not even his friends can put their finger on. He has movie-star good looks, with long slender fingers and delicate lashes above his blue eyes. Fifty or more times this year, he'll risk it all in a ring. He's fought with his heart broken, with his ribs broken, hurt so bad he could barely breathe. Ritual is the first thing to go in a frantic life. Now he fights too often, all over the world, to make the trip. ![]() When his career was still new, he'd carry any trophies he won to the statue of Christ near the top of one of them. He shakes it off, looking at the mountains to his left. You may express your condolences, share your favorite memories, and sign the guestbook online at: Arrangements have been entrusted to the care and direction of the funeral service professionals at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels & Cremation Services, 719 Loring at Cortez, Laredo, Texas 78040 (956)722-0001.Alejandro Amaya rarely sleeps well, often haunted by dreams where he is chased by rampaging bulls. from Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels to San Luis Rey Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m.Ī private cremation will be held at a later date. at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels & Cremation Services, 719 Loring at Cortez where a Vigil for the Deceased and Rosary will commence at 7 p.m.įuneral Services will be held on Thursday morning, Janudeparting at 10:00 a.m. ![]() The family will be receiving condolences on Wednesday evening, Janufrom 5 to 9 p.m. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives and friends. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Jesus Obregon Vasquez children, Maribel (Ramiro) Iruegas Obregon, Jesus (Maricela) Obregon, Ramiro (Dulce) Obregon grandchildren, Darianna Amaya, Ramiro and Dariela Iruegas, Alvaro, Miguel, and Adamaris Obregon, Ramiro and Joanna Obregon, and Regina Obregon brothers and sisters, Pedro (Olga) Villafranca, Ruben (Gloria) Villafranca, Matias (Antonia) Villafranca, and Guadalupe Martinez. She was preceded in death by her parents, Miguel and Petra Villafranca sisters, Angelina Gomez, Lilia Faris brothers, Mauro, Miguel, Romeo Gilberto, and Alfonso Villafranca. Maria Juanita Obregon Villafranca, 71, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 24, 2021. ![]()
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