Enrique Ponce

Enrique Ponce
Enrique Ponce
Born	8 December 1971 Chiva, Valencia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Spouse	Paloma Cuevas
Website	http://www.enriqueponce.com

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

Biography

He made his first public appearance on the August 10, 1986 in the Plaza De Toros in Baeza (Jaén). Some of his early debut appearances were on March 9, 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 September 4, 2010.

Career information

• 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 Litri.

References

• http://www.portaltaurino.com/matadores/enrique_ponce.htm (Spanish)
• http://www.hola.com/biografias/enrique-ponce/ (Spanish)

See also

• List of bullfighters
• Bullfighting
• Torero