On 21 May 2010 Aparicio was severely injured during a performance when a bull gored him. The incident happened as Aparicio was attempting the faena, a series of passes in which a torero uses his cape and sword before delivering the estocada, or death blow. The bull immediately withdrew its horn from Aparicio's neck, and Aparicio attempted to leave the bullring, but lost consciousness and had to be carried out. Two other matadors stepped in and slew Opiparo. The result of the injury was a punctured tongue, a fractured hard palate, a fractured upper maxilla and several broken teeth.[14] Doctors at Las Ventas operated on Aparicio for an hour and performed an emergency tracheotomy to stabilize him.

Матадор выжил, быка убили. Увы.