Edgar García (bullfighter)

For other people named Edgar García, see Edgar García (disambiguation).

Edgar García (1 January 1960 – 21 November 2020) more commonly known as El Dandy, was a Colombian bullfighter.

Born in Zarzal, Colombia, he took the alternative on 22 January 1995 in the bullring of Manizales, Colombia being godfather José Antonio Campuzano [es] and witness Tomás Campuzano [es]. He confirmed the alternative on 29 December 2002 in Plaza de Toros México from the hands of Mexican bullfighter Mariano Ramos [es] as godfather and Jorge Mora as his witness.^[1][2]

He also dedicated himself to calling festivals so that marginalized young people could participate alongside him so that they could show their bullfighting arts.^[3]

During COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, he was in his wild cattle ranching in the Colombian city of Cartago when he began to have symptoms of COVID-19, being admitted to the Pereira hospital where he was intubated after testing positive. He died from the disease on 21 November 2020, at the age of 60.^[4]