His father Carlos (voice of Hector Elizondo) instead wants his son to become
a famous bullfighter, following in the footsteps of his ancestors (most of whom, we learn when the movie venture to the afterlife, died in the ring).
Then, at age 24, already a top paid matador earning several million dollars a year, he became the first
bullfighter to marry into Spanish royalty, wedding Eugenia, the 12th Duchess of Montoro, and became even more
famous.