He made his début with horses (that is, with picadores) at Puertollano in the province of Ciudad Real (his father's birthplace) on 6 May 1948, cutting three ears from the calves that he had slain.

[1] Aparicio took his alternativa, after three successful seasons as a novillero pairing up with Miguel Báez Espuny "El Litri" on 12 October 1950 at the Valencia bullring.

The bull for the ceremony was named Farruquero, from the Don Antonio Urquijo ranch, and that afternoon he reaped four ears and one tail.

Standing as "godfather" this time was Manuel González Cabello, while "El Litri" once again stood as witness, and the bull used for the ceremony was Cachifo, from the Moreno Urquijo ranch.

These successes, however, were interspersed with serious gorings, like the ones that he sustained in Barcelona on 8 April 1956, in San Sebastián in 1960, in Morelia, Mexico in 1951, and in Arles, France on 10 September 1965.

[8] On 24 August 1969, Aparicio retired for good from the bullrings at La Monumental in Barcelona, alternating with the Mexican bullfighter Antonio Lamelín and José Luis Segura.

[1] Aparicio, who retired without ever having been given a warning, was a very efficient matador, as well as a great bullfighter, whose technique with the muleta was good; he was powerful, classic and had a style and quality, along with fine manners, control, temperament, and class.