Bullfighter. He was born in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana. He studied music, becoming a good violinist, but left music for the bullfighting. He debuted in September 28 in 1920, in La Maestranza de Sevilla along with Rafael "El Gallo." He got a big success and during 1921, he made 91 "corridas." Soon, he become a legend of the bullfighting. He was considered a successor of Joselito, and he created the move "Pase de la Firma." Sadly, on May 7, 1922, Valls was gored to death in a bullfight in Madrid. He is buried in the mausoleum that the escultor Jose Arnal García carved specifically for him.
Bullfighter. He was born in Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana. He studied music, becoming a good violinist, but left music for the bullfighting. He debuted in September 28 in 1920, in La Maestranza de Sevilla along with Rafael "El Gallo." He got a big success and during 1921, he made 91 "corridas." Soon, he become a legend of the bullfighting. He was considered a successor of Joselito, and he created the move "Pase de la Firma." Sadly, on May 7, 1922, Valls was gored to death in a bullfight in Madrid. He is buried in the mausoleum that the escultor Jose Arnal García carved specifically for him.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
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