Ángel Jiménez "El Astigitano"

Bullfighter Ángel Jiménez

Date of Birth: He was born in Ecija on October 17th, 1992.

Light debuted: In Ecija on August 25th, 2006, cutting the two ears of a calf from the herd Juan Muriel.

Debuted with picks: On January 23th, 2011 in Ricote (Murcia), dealing a bullfight Guadalmena.

Debuted at Las Ventas: on May 7, 2017 with a heifer of Conde de Mayalde. He shared the bill with Aitor Dario 'El Gallo' and Juanito and cut the only ear of the afternoon to the second of his lot.

Alternative: on September 29, 2019 at the Maestranza of Seville, Feria de San Miguel. Sponsored by Morante de la Puebla and with El Juli as witness, he cut the only ear of the afternoon to the bull run of Daniel Ruiz.

The first contact he has with a calf was in his hometown, on November 12th, 2000, was just with 8 years old. He was sensational in front of the "añojita". Despite his young age, he made a good impression among fans, looked very good manners.

Student at the Municipal School of Bullfighting Ecija on September, 2009.

In  2009 season, and with 16 years legal age to tackle other series of events, presented in the XV Cycle of Andalusia in the category of yearlings. Winner in the same year in Sevilla.

Additional information: in the last two seasons he cut an ear in the Real Maestranza of Seville on the afternoon of April 24. He cut two ears in Santa Olalla de Cala on the afternoon of August 20 and another ear in Ecija on the afternoon of September 17, 2022. In the season of 2023, he fights in the Real Maestranza of Seville on the afternoon of April 16 and cuts two ears in Ecija on the afternoon of September 16.