They followed in the footsteps of their father, grandfather and great-grandfather
Their father was Paquirri, who was gored to death by a bull in 1984
The brothers are locked in a public feud with their stepmother over heirlooms.
Brothers from Spain's most celebrated celebrated bullfighting dynasty whose matador father was gored to death are locked in a public feud with their stepmother over priceless family heirlooms.
Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, 46 and his brother Cayetano, 43, are fourth-generation bullfighters who married into aristocracy, mingle with celebrities and are as 'popular in Spain as film stars and footballers', explained AirMail's Patrick Kidd.
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In a case that has gripped Spain, the brothers have accused their stepmother Isabel Pantoja, 64, a famous singer and talent show judge, of withholding their inheritance, namely the capes, swords and traje de luces, or bullfighter’s 'suit of lights', used by their father in the ring.