dead birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name
dead 13/5/2009 cartagena , spain josé ortega cano 27 december 1953 jose ortega cano por tonykuki.jpg josé ortega cano
 josé maría ortega cano
josé ortega cano

josé maría ortega cano -lrb- born december 27 , 1953 -rrb- is a spanish bullfighter .
he was married to spanish singer rocío jurado .
they adopted two colombian children , one boy and one girl .
he began his bullfighting career in 1973 in madrid , and had a notably successful year in 1986 , where he was very successful in many bullrings .
in 1995 he married rocío jurado , a famous spanish singer .
he retired from bullfighting in 1998 , but donned the `` traje de luces '' bullfigher outfit again in 2001 to attempt a comeback , albeit with less success .
he entered retirement again in 2004 to take care of his wife , who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer , until her passing in 2006 .
in 2007 , ortega cano entered the bullring one final time in olivenza .
he was a contestant on the spanish version of `` dancing with the stars '' -lrb- `` mira quién baila '' -rrb- , where he showed no talent for dancing .
on 29 may 2011 he was involved in a car accident which left the other driver dead and himself in critical condition .
after a slow recovery , he left the hospital on 11 july 2011 .
on 24 april 2013 , first-instance criminal court no. 6 of seville sentenced ortega cano to two years , six months and one day in prison for reckless homicide and reckless driving , causing the death of carlos parra in the aforementioned accident .
he entered zuera prison in zaragoza on 23 april 2014 .
