Trivia

Spanish matador bullfighter

Had two sons with Carmen Ordóñez: Francisco Rivera Ordóñez (b. 1974) and 'Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez' (b. 1977). He had one son with Isabel Pantoja: Francisco José (b. 1984).

During a bullfight in Pozoblanco (Córdoba), he was gored by a bull named "Avispado" and died while he was being moved to the hospital of Córdoba.