José Rivera "Riverita" Pérez (24 February 1947 ― 21 January 2021) was a Spanish bullfighter. He was the brother of

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. Riverita was born in

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on 24 February 1947 from the marriage between ''novillero'' Antonio Rivera and Agustina Pérez. He debuted in his hometown in 1962. His first ''novillada'' was on 13 June 1965 in

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's bullring "

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". He took the alternative as a bullfighter, in

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on 1 September 1967, acting as Miguelín's godfather and Diego Puerta as witness. He retired from the arena in 1970, subsequently participating in some sporadic events. He was brother of the iconic bullfighter Francisco Rivera "Paquirri" and uncle of DJ and socialite Kiko Rivera, son of

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, and of the matadors

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and

Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez Antonio Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez (born 13 January 1977 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish ''torero'' or bullfighter. Family ties Rivera is the son of Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Carmen Ordóñez. He belongs to a long line of famous bullfighter ...

and José Antonio Canales Rivera. He died at his home on 21 January 2021, from cancer. He was buried on 23 January 2021 in Barbate.

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