Paquirri

Paquirri
Paquirri monument, Plaza de toros de El Puerto
Birth name	Francisco Rivera Pérez
Born	March 5, 1948(1948-03-05) Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz, Spain
Died	1984 Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain
Nationality	Spanish

Paquirri (born Francisco Rivera Pérez March 5, 1948 in Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz, Spain -September 26, 1984 in Pozoblanco, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain) was a Spanish bullfighter.

During a bullfight in Pozoblanco (Córdoba), he was gored by a bull named "Avispado" (astute) and died while he was being moved to the hospital of Córdoba. He was married to the famous Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja with whom he had one son named Francisco. He was also married to Carmen Ordóñez. He had 2 sons, Francisco Rivera Ordóñez and Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez who are part of the Ordóñez dynasty bullfighting family.