Jose Antonio Canales Rivera (born on 28 March 1974 in Barbate

Barbate

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, Cadiz

Cádiz

Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....

, Andalucia, Spain

Spain

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) is a well-known Spanish bullfighter.
He belongs to a family of bullfighters. His mother, Teresa Rivera, was the sister of Francisco Rivera Pérez “Paquirri

Paquirri

Francisco Rivera Pérez, known as Paquirri , was a Spanish bullfighter.- Death :Paquirri was gored by a bull named "Avispado" during a bullfight in Pozoblanco , and died while he was being transported to Córdoba Hospital.- Family :He was first married to Carmen Ordóñez, with whom he had two...

” and Jose Rivera Perez “Riverita”. His cousins are also well-known bullfighters, Francisco Rivera Ordóñez

Francisco Rivera Ordóñez

Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez is a Spanish bullfighter.He is the son of Francisco Rivera Paquirri and Carmen Ordóñez, and his brother is the matador Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez...

 and Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez

Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez

Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez, is a Spanish matador.-Early years:Rivera is the son of Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Carmen Ordóñez along with his elder brother, the matador Francisco Rivera Ordóñez...

.

On 29 October 2004, he married Maria del Carmen Fernandez Deudero in Cadiz and they have two children, Curro (2005-) and Carmen (2007-).