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{{Short description|Spanish bullfighter}}
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|name = Enrique Ponce
| name = Enrique Ponce
|name = '''Alfonso Enrique Ponce Martínez'''
|image = Ponce entree.jpg
| image = Enrique Ponce, en Melilla.jpg
|image_size = 200px
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|caption = Enrique Ponce
| caption = Enrique Ponce in the Melilla Bullring, 2009
|nationality = [[Spanish]]
| nationality = Spanish
|spouse = Paloma Cuevas
| spouse = Paloma Cuevas (1996-2020)
| partner = Ana Soria (2020-Present)
|birthdate = {{birth date and age|1971|12|08}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|08}}
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|homepage= http://www.enriqueponce.com
|birth_place = {{flagicon|Spain}} {{flagicon|Valencia}} [[Chiva]] , [[Valencia (province)|Valencia]], [[Spain]]
| birth_place = [[Chiva, Valencia|Chiva]], [[Valencia (province)|Valencia]], Spain
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| homepage = http://www.enriqueponce.com
|birth_date = [[8 December]] [[1971]]
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'''Alfonso Enrique Ponce Martínez''' (born 8 December 1971) [[Chiva]], [[Valencia (province)|Valencia]], [[Spain]] also known as Enrique Ponce is a famous Spanish [[bullfighter]].
'''Alfonso Enrique Ponce Martínez''' (born 8 December 1971 in [[Chiva, Valencia|Chiva]], [[Valencia (province)|Valencia]], Spain), also known as '''Enrique Ponce''', is a Spanish [[bullfighter]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
He made his first public appearance on the 10th of August 1986 in the [[Plaza de toros|Plaza De Toros]] in Baeza ([[Jaen]]).
He made his first public appearance on 10 August 1986 in the [[Plaza de toros|Plaza De Toros]] in Baeza ([[Jaén (Spanish province)|Jaén]]).
Some of his early debut appearances were on 9 March 1988 in Castellon with Curro Trillo and Jose Luis Torres when he was a Novillero.
Some of his early debut appearances were on 9 March 1988, in [[Castellón de la Plana|Castellon]] with Curro Trillo and Jose Luis Torres when he was a Novillero.
He began in the Escuela Taurina de Valencia, until he went into the public in 1986 in Baeza.
He began in the Escuela Taurina de Valencia, until he went into the public in 1986 in Baeza.


He performed for 10 years and over 100 corridas.
He performed for 10 years and over 100 [[Bullfighting|corridas]]. Ponce is the first torero in history to fight more than 2000 corridas. He passed this mark in Ronda on 4 September 2010.
In the Plaza De Toros in [[Seville]] Enrique Ponce may have been the first bullfighter to cut a tail since 1971.


==Gorings and other injuries ==
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==Career Info==
Ponce has sustained significant injuries on several occasions. Whilst opening the [[Las Fallas]] festival in [[Valencia]] on 18 March 2014, by bullfighting a bull from the Victorinao del Río farm, he suffered a severe goring which broke his collarbone and several ribs. He was carried off the field by his assistant bullfighter Mariano de la Viña.<ref>[http://www.davidjackson.info/2014/ponce-ripped-apart-by-bull-as-bullfight-goes-wrong.htm Ponce “ripped apart” by bull as bullfight goes wrong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212850/http://www.davidjackson.info/2014/ponce-ripped-apart-by-bull-as-bullfight-goes-wrong.htm |date=2015-09-23 }} by http://www.davidjackson.info {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212850/http://www.davidjackson.info/2014/ponce-ripped-apart-by-bull-as-bullfight-goes-wrong.htm |date=2015-09-23 }}</ref> In 2019 he was left seriously injured after being tossed in the air by a bull, leaving him with torn ligaments in his knee requiring surgery and a 10cm core injury to his buttock. Ponce sustained further injury to his buttock in 2020 when rammed from behind by a bull at [[El Puerto de Santa Maria]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/bull-stabs-matador-in-the-butt-with-its-horns-in-post-lockdown-fight/ |title=Bull Stabs Matador In The Butt With Its Horns In Post-Lockdown Fight by Niamh Shackleton "Unilad" 7 August 2020 |access-date=7 August 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929100458/https://www.unilad.co.uk/animals/bull-stabs-matador-in-the-butt-with-its-horns-in-post-lockdown-fight/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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*His debut without picadors in [[Baeza]], [[Jaen]] province Spain.10 October 1986.
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*His debut with picadors in Castellón de la Plana, [[Spain]]. 9 March 1988.
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*[[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], 1990 with Joselito and Litri.


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==Career information==
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==References==
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*His debut without picadors in [[Baeza, Spain|Baeza]], [[Jaén (Spanish province)|Jaén]] province Spain.10 October 1986.
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*http://www.portaltaurino.com/matadores/enrique_ponce.htm (Spanish)
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*His debut with picadors in Castellón de la Plana, Spain. 9 March 1988.
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*[[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], 1990 with Joselito and [[El Litri]].

== Family and personal life ==
He got married on 25 October 1996 to Paloma Cuevas Díaz, which he describes as the biggest supporter in his life. In 2007 the couple made public they were going to have a daughter. She was born on 27 April 2008 and was named after her mother, Paloma. The couple gave birth to their second daughter on 9 January 2012, she was named Bianca.

In 2020 the couple announced they were filing for divorce, and Enrique was seen around the same time with his current partner, Ana Soria, who is 26 years younger than him.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cumplido|first=Jordi|date=2020-07-16|title=Quién es Ana Soria: Todo lo se se sabe de la novia de Enrique Ponce|url=https://espanadiario.net/actualidad/quien-ana-soria-nueva-novia-enrique-ponce|access-date=2020-07-17|website=espanadiario.net|language=es}}</ref>

==External links==
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20100330010627/http://www.portaltaurino.com/matadores/enrique_ponce.htm (Spanish)
*http://www.hola.com/biografias/enrique-ponce/ (Spanish)
*http://www.hola.com/biografias/enrique-ponce/ (Spanish)


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Latest revision as of 05:04, 14 November 2024

Enrique Ponce
Enrique Ponce in the Melilla Bullring, 2009
Born (1971-12-08) December 8, 1971 (age 53)
Chiva, Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
SpousePaloma Cuevas (1996-2020)
PartnerAna Soria (2020-Present)
Websitehttp://www.enriqueponce.com

Alfonso Enrique Ponce Martínez (born 8 December 1971 in Chiva, Valencia, Spain), also known as Enrique Ponce, is a Spanish bullfighter.

Biography

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He made his first public appearance on 10 August 1986 in the Plaza De Toros in Baeza (Jaén). Some of his early debut appearances were on 9 March 1988, in Castellon with Curro Trillo and Jose Luis Torres when he was a Novillero. He began in the Escuela Taurina de Valencia, until he went into the public in 1986 in Baeza.

He performed for 10 years and over 100 corridas. Ponce is the first torero in history to fight more than 2000 corridas. He passed this mark in Ronda on 4 September 2010.

Gorings and other injuries

[edit]

Ponce has sustained significant injuries on several occasions. Whilst opening the Las Fallas festival in Valencia on 18 March 2014, by bullfighting a bull from the Victorinao del Río farm, he suffered a severe goring which broke his collarbone and several ribs. He was carried off the field by his assistant bullfighter Mariano de la Viña.[1] In 2019 he was left seriously injured after being tossed in the air by a bull, leaving him with torn ligaments in his knee requiring surgery and a 10cm core injury to his buttock. Ponce sustained further injury to his buttock in 2020 when rammed from behind by a bull at El Puerto de Santa Maria.[2]

Career information

[edit]
  • His debut without picadors in Baeza, Jaén province Spain.10 October 1986.
  • His debut with picadors in Castellón de la Plana, Spain. 9 March 1988.
  • Valencia, 1990 with Joselito and El Litri.

Family and personal life

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He got married on 25 October 1996 to Paloma Cuevas Díaz, which he describes as the biggest supporter in his life. In 2007 the couple made public they were going to have a daughter. She was born on 27 April 2008 and was named after her mother, Paloma. The couple gave birth to their second daughter on 9 January 2012, she was named Bianca.

In 2020 the couple announced they were filing for divorce, and Enrique was seen around the same time with his current partner, Ana Soria, who is 26 years younger than him.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ponce “ripped apart” by bull as bullfight goes wrong Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine by http://www.davidjackson.info Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bull Stabs Matador In The Butt With Its Horns In Post-Lockdown Fight by Niamh Shackleton "Unilad" 7 August 2020". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Cumplido, Jordi (2020-07-16). "Quién es Ana Soria: Todo lo se se sabe de la novia de Enrique Ponce". espanadiario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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