The San Isidro Fair, which ended yesterday Sunday, drew 482,177 spectators across the 23 festivities that have taken place since May 10 last year, for an average attendance of 91 percent and a corporate record for Plaza 1 since it Las Ventas took over management of the Plaza de in autumn 2016.
The data was provided by the organization, led by Rafael García Garrido and Simón Casas, adding that nine afternoons saw the “No Tickets” sign posted, an estimated 22,964 spectators, and another four afternoons it was more than 22.00 Visitors released, with a very small number of unsold tickets. This was the case for the May 13th mixed bullfight, the first of the two bullfights, the May 27th bullfight and the June 1st bullfight.
“There wasn’t a single bullfight or rejoneo celebration with fewer than 18,000 spectators,” adds Plaza 1. The three novilladas are the celebrations that have a lower number of visitors, among 16,423 the one that gathered the least audience (Los Maños, May 17). ) and 17,918 most (Montealto, May 23).
Plaza 1 argues that “the public success of the The San Isidro Fair was already cemented by the sale of fertilizers; In the month of February, the cycle reached 15,503 subscribers, 67% of the total seat capacity, and 33% went on sale as individual tickets.”
The San Isidro 2023 fair cycle was broadcast by the payment platform Mundotoro Tv and 12 The celebrations were able to be publicly broadcast on the regional broadcaster Telemadrid, which according to the company “further consolidates the attendance record achieved”.
Sebastián Castella, elected winner and author of the best work of the fair by the Plaza 1 jury
Last February, Plaza 1 reported that the number of paid tickets (15,503) increased by 1,467 – 10.45 percent – compared to last year’s show, which ended with a total of 14,036 tickets. Note that 2,800 of these season tickets are free for 2023 (2,100 for pensioners and 700 for young people).
On the other hand, the liberalization of ticket prices for the 33 percent of the remaining capacities at various supporters’ associations caused surprise and serious outrage at what they saw as a major abuse that would have a very negative impact on the number of viewers who do not have access to a subscription due to distance or work reasons and prefer to visit the trade fair cycle on individual days.
The company Plaza 1 refused to write the operational document signed with the Autonomous Community of Madrid, the owner of the arena, which states that “the successful bidder has complete freedom to determine the prices for the sale of bullfighting tickets to the general public .” “which are organized throughout the season”.
Late in the afternoon, at the Madrid bullring, the company also announced the poster for the charity run, which will be made up of the three bullfighters who set out from the Puerta Grande in San Isidro: Sebastián Castella, Emilio de Justo and Fernando Adrián. who will fight the bulls of Daniel Ruiz and Juan Pedro Domecq. The celebration will be brought forward from Sunday 18th to Saturday 17th to accommodate the Castella paseíllo announced for the 18th in the French city of Istres, Plaza 1 said in a statement.
Sebastián Castella, winner of San Isidro
The right-hander Sebastián Castella was chosen by the Plaza 1 jury, made up of specialized journalists, as the winner of the San Isidro Fair and author of the best work.
The remaining award winners are as follows:
Best Bullfighter: Jorge Martínez; best bullfighter, Diego Ventura; Revelation bullfighters, Fernando Adrián; best lunge: Uceda Leal; Best Picador, Germán González; Best Fight and Best Banderillero, Curro Javier; best bull, Cartelero de José Escolar, and best heifer, Santiago Domecq.
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