Bullfighter Juan Ortega, who stopped his girlfriend: “It was not an outburst, I apologize, not for the decision itself, but for the moment I made it”

53 days after Juan Ortega refused to appear in church to say “I do” to his girlfriend, cardiologist Carmen Otte, he has decided to speak. The bullfighter broke the long silence in an interview in which he asked for forgiveness and recalled that “the heart rules.”

Ortega, the right-hander born in Seville, Spain who caused a stir with the decision made mid-morning of December 2, 2023, gave his first interview on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, in the program ‘Herrera en Cope’. A day earlier, on Instagram. revealed that he was back.

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Bullfighter Juan Ortega: The decision was not the result of an outburst

-December 2. You make the decision not to take the step of not getting married with your future wife and you tell her. Did you think this would be an information earthquake of this magnitude?, asked Carlos Herrera.

-Well… if I’m honest, no. Ultimately, in this life with the society we live in, people are used to getting married or splitting up. But to cancel a wedding a few days, a few hours early, no. But I understand the fuss that has arisen.

The main character of the so-called “non-wedding” claimed that his decision was “not the result of an outburst, nor of heat.”

“I consider myself a moderate person, I like to think about things, especially important decisions,” he said.

He described a bit of what happened: “I was alone in my room… the first person I called was Carmen, then to my parents and then to the priest. From there nothing. In accordance with my decision.”

About the guests, he said that ultimately “they are people who love you, who also suffer… It is still a disorder.”

The conversation with her (Carmen Otte) was tough, very tough… there is little explanation. The least important thing was the wedding, what matters is that a relationship with someone you love ends.

Juan Ortega in Cope

“I had doubts that I couldn’t solve,” Juan Ortega said

Since the news broke, Juan Ortega says, “many things have been said, most of which are not true.”

“The only truth about what happened here is that Carmen and I are two people who love each other very much. We had a very good relationship in many ways, but I had a set of problems, a set of doubts that I couldn’t resolve. I accept my mistake and ask for forgiveness. Not because of the decision itself, but because of the moment I made it,” he said.

The truth is that we still have a lot of love and respect for each other and we are both at a lot of peace.

Juan Ortega in Cope

Regarding the pain, he noted: “If it had been taken a week earlier, a month or a year earlier, the pain would have been the same, because it is still a rift between two people who love each other.”

For the right-hander: “Carmen is an extraordinary woman, just like her family, who has always treated me like a son.”

He stated that if something hurts him and he suffers, it is because he hurt them. No third parties intervened, he clarified. “The decision was made solely by me, knowing the consequences it had.”

-You would say in your defense that it is a decision you do not regret, but do you regret mismanaging the times?

-Yes, I completely accept that. I have managed poorly… there are many circumstances (…) that we have always found the reason to keep fighting for the relationship.

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Ortega assured in Cope that he lives for bullfighting and his profession and that is what keeps him enthusiastic.

The bullfighter told how he thinks about marriage: “Getting married is very serious and should be done with doubts. “I didn’t want to betray Carmen or myself.”

“Both Carmen and I know the truth (…) The heart rules, the feelings rule and that cannot be controlled.”

When asked if he had completely ruled out rejoining Carmen, he said he could not answer: “What I know is that I love Carmen very much and for nothing in the world she would forgive me for leaving her.” hurt again. .” (JO)