José Ortega Cano
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José Ortega Cano is a Spanish
bullfighter. He was married to Spanish singer Rocío Jurado
. They adopted two Colombian
children, one boy one girl.
He started with his bullfighting career in 1973 in Madrid
. In 1986 he was very successful in many bullrings. He married in 1995 with the famous singer Rocío Jurado
. He retired in 1998, but he put again the traje de luces
in 2001, although with less success. In 2004 he retired again to take care of his wife Rocío Jurado, who had pancreatic cancer
. Rocío died in 2006 and Ortega Cano did one more work in 2007 in Olivenza
.
He participated on a weekly TV program called Mira quién baila (Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars
), where he showed no talent for dancing.
On May 29, 2011 he was involved in a car accident in which another driver died and was in critical condition.until July 11, 2011 when he left the hospital after a slow recovery.
Spain
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bullfighter. He was married to Spanish singer Rocío Jurado
Rocío Jurado
María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado , was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain and was nicknamed "La más grande" . Jurado was once married to boxer Pedro Carrasco, with whom she had a daughter, Rocío Carrasco...
. They adopted two Colombian
Colombian people
Colombian people are from a multiethnic Spanish speaking nation in South America called Colombia. Colombians are predominantly Roman Catholic and are a mixture of Europeans, Africans, and Amerindians.-Demography:...
children, one boy one girl.
He started with his bullfighting career in 1973 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. In 1986 he was very successful in many bullrings. He married in 1995 with the famous singer Rocío Jurado
Rocío Jurado
María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado , was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona, Cádiz, Spain and was nicknamed "La más grande" . Jurado was once married to boxer Pedro Carrasco, with whom she had a daughter, Rocío Carrasco...
. He retired in 1998, but he put again the traje de luces
Traje de luces
The traje de luces is the traditional clothing that Spanish bullfighters wear in the bullring. The term originates from the sequins and reflective threads of gold or silver...
in 2001, although with less success. In 2004 he retired again to take care of his wife Rocío Jurado, who had pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. Rocío died in 2006 and Ortega Cano did one more work in 2007 in Olivenza
Olivenza
Olivenza or Olivença is a town in the autonomous community of Extremadura, situated on a disputed section of the border between Portugal and Spain...
.
He participated on a weekly TV program called Mira quién baila (Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
), where he showed no talent for dancing.
On May 29, 2011 he was involved in a car accident in which another driver died and was in critical condition.until July 11, 2011 when he left the hospital after a slow recovery.