Mondeño
# Mondeño

Juan García Jiménez (7 January 1934 – 5 January 2023), better known as Mondeño, was a Spanish bullfighter.

## Biography

Coming from a low-income family, García entered bullfighting as a means of earning a living. He made his debut on horses in El Puerto de Santa María on 24 June 1956. He was the alternativa with Antonio Ordóñez and Manolo Vázquez [es] on 29 March 1959 and was confirmed on 17 May 1960 by Vázquez. In 1962, he took part in the film La becerrada with Antonio Bienvenida [es].

After sustaining an injury, García entered the Convento dominico de Caleruega [es] as a monk on 30 August 1964. However, he reappeared in March 1966 in Lisbon and in Marbella on 3 April of that year with Paco Camino [es] and El Cordobés. After a very serious injury in 1970, he permanently retired and married his fiancée, Lolita Casado. After his retirement, he moved to Paris.

Mondeño died in Sanlúcar la Mayor on 5 January 2023, at the age of 88.

