 Malacrianza tries to drop the bull rider on off his back at at Gatza Fair.
All breaths held, everyone stood up in the arena before he came out. The ones inside the ring were ready with their cameras and cellphones to record this terrifying moment that all were about to experience. He was the ninth in the lineup and the bull ride narrator had built up the tension for 15 minutes.
He finally broke free around 9:45 p.m. Famous with his resistance and anger, Malacrianza lasted 23 seconds.
After jumping up and down, running around in circles, the rider finally jumped off of him, while everyone inside the ring started pacing towards the fences. Malacrianza, with a national reputation of being one of the deadliest bulls in the country, didn’t react the way he was expected to, though. After a few subtle maneuvers, he headed back to his exit door. By doing so, he even disappointed the two cowboys who were just getting ready to catch him.
With his unexpectedly calm attitude, long waited Malacrianza show became a bit of a disappointment for the big crowd he gathered at the arena for the Garza’s Fiestas this March 10. Almost immediately after he went back in his truck, visitors of the Garza Fair started heading out.
Like many other visitors, surprised myself, I later remembered that Malacrianza experienced a lung infection in January and wasn’t able to attend Nosara Fair. Possibly, his health was not at it is best yet or maybe he is just not that bad-tempered anymore.
Apart from the bull ride, the fair was quite a mellow experience after being postponed one week due to strong winds of the previous week. The arena was the main attraction point for most of the visitors after eating dinner with typical fiesta food like chicharron, fried chicken, yuca, and carne a la plancha along with beverages.
Will the Malacrianza get his bad temper again? We don’t know, but it is definitely worth to take the chance and see him another time.
Photos by Pinar Istek
Pablo Ortiz Ortiz, of San Jóse, prepares the pork kebab sticks to sell for the last night of Graza Fiestas Sunday night, March 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
Several game stations are set up for the visitors Sunday night, March 10, 2013 at Garza Fair in Playa Garza.
Carne a la plancha waits to be served among other fair food like yuka, chicharron and lechon de cerdo Sunday night, March 10, 2013 at Garza Fair in Playa Garza.
More chicken gets fried as the last night of Garza Fair goes on Sunday night, March 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
A bull keeps tackling his rider after he falls, while another rider tries to distract him during the bull ride of Garza Fair Sunday night, March, 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
Carlos García Barboza, of Hojancha, right,looks at his girlfriend Diana Paniagua Pérez, of Puerto Carillio, before the bullride starts on the last night of Playa Garza Fair Sunday night, March 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
Visitors buy their tickets before the bullride starts at Garza fair Sunday night, March 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
One of the bull riders wait inside the ring for the next bull to come out during the bull ride of Garza Fair, Sunday night, March 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
A bull keeps tackling his rider after he falls, while another rider tries to distract him during the bull ride of Garza Fair Sunday night, March, 10, 2013 in Playa Garza.
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