Between Piales and Manganas
 Adán Leyva - PVNN
| | Mayor Gustavo González Villaseñor [C] awards first prize to the Tracomsa Charros, who won the 4th National Charro Championship Vallarta 2006. |
Earlier this month, droves of "Cowboys" from fifteen states in Mexico came to Puerto Vallarta to compete in what is truly the Mexican national sport, Charrería, during the 4th edition National Charro Championship. But the Tracomsa Charros of Nuevo Leon left the competition in the dust, winning the championship with 344 points overall.
In front of a enormous crowd at the Lienzo Charro Miguel "Prieto" Ibarría, the Tracomsa Charros of Nuevo Leon were awarded first place, defeating the "Jalicienses" team of Tequila Don Roberto, who earned 300 points, and the Tijuana Rancheros team from Baja California, who finished the competition with 243 points.
Before the grand finale, the last competitions of the qualifying phase were carried out, with the Tracomsa team winning their pass to the finals with 345 points, the Cancún team amazed everyone by winning 332 points, followed by Don Ricardo Zermeño´s team from Santa Cruz del Valle, Jalisco, who earned 230 points.
In case you missed all of the excitement, here is a breakdown of each team's action, which demonstrates how the Tracomsa Charros from Nuevo Laredo won the the 4th edition National Charro Championship in Puerto Vallarta:
Charros de Tracomsa, N.L.
Raúl Estrada won the first 29 points for his team by making a great "Cala de Caballo," while Jesús "El Toronjo" Hernández, brought the team to the qualifying phase by "using" his 3 opportunities at the "Pialadero" to qualify with 63 points; they added 91 points more at the "Coleadero," when José Antonio "Chacho" Aceves knocked down 35 points, "Toronjo" Hernández - 33, and José Luis Valdés 23 points.
Out of 27 points, the judges, headed by the national coordinator Jesús Fermín Torres, José Luis Casillas and Poncho Rocha, the savage bull ride by Miguel Martínez and then, with the 25 points lassos, finished the "terna" [three part competition] with the Ariel Cabañas "Chavindas" and the lassos and "Pial" by Chacho Aceves, respectively.
Carlos Aceves rode the "Yegua" earning the team 23 points; in the "Manganas a Pie" Chacho Aceves knocked down 20 points in his first attempt at the "tirón del ahorcado," including 2 at one time. In the "Manganas a Caballo," Ariel Cabañas pulled down 23 points in his second shot and 15 in his third - with with 3 points at a time. The team didn't even have to do the "Paso de la Muerte" portion of the competition, as they already had enough points to win the new truck.
Tequila Don Roberto, Jal.
The "Jalicienses" team of Tequila Don Roberto qualified for the "Cala" [presented by Felipe Ceceña] with 30 units.
Cuco Carranza hooked a "Pial" with 20 points, they won 65 points in the "Colearon," with Alejandro Martínez making the best with 37, Julian Ocegueda earning 17 points, and 11 good ones by Rubén Rodríguez. Fernando Centeno won by 27 points with his bull so, with a lasso at the head of 19 by Julian Ocegueda and Alejandro Martínez "Pial" qualified 25, the "terna" was completed.
Adolfo González won 17 on the wild horse ride, the "Manganas a Pie," Julian Ocegueda knocked down 2 of the 20 necessary points in the "Manganas a Pie" with time to spare; and Alejandro Martínez helped by winning a "Manganas a Caballo" worth 25 points with 5 time points. Adolfo González rounded out the competition with a "Paso de la Muerte," by earning 26 points, winning the team 2nd place overall.
Tijuana, B.C. Rancheros
The Tijuana Rancheros team from Baja California started out in the horse reining competition, called "Cala." Guadalupe Gallo qualified with 26, he also got a lasso worth 19 points and a "Colearon" for 72. Joel Beltrán Jr. knocked down 33 points, Mario 20 and their father, Joel, 19. Pedro González ate some dust trying to stand up to the spectacular objections of his bull; Juan Rangel got the head lasso with 25 points and Mario Beltrán earned 27 points in the "Pial" to end the "terna" for this team. Pedro González won 22 points in the wild horse ride; Mario Beltrán roped his horse in just one try, winning 25 points in the "Manganas a Pie," and brought home 23 points in the "Paso de la Muerte."
The closing ceremonies on Sunday the 19th included a performance by former national champions the "Escaramuza Las Alteñitas de Guadalajara," women riders who had the crowds on their feet with whistles and shouts of "ay ay aaay!" ringing throughout the Lienzo Charro Miguel "Prieto" Ibarría.
Once the crowd settled down a little, Puerto Vallarta city mayor Gustavo González Villaseñor, accompanied by the Lifetime Honorary President of the Vallarta Charros Don Miguel "El Prieto" Ibarría, headed the prizes ceremony. Three vehicles were awarded to the winning teams - a 6 cylinder truck to the champions, a Toronado to the second place winners and a Chevy to the third place winners. Charra saddles were also awarded to individual champions, and a trailer for 2 horses was given to the winner of the La Quinta la Esperanza Charros, who played for the crowds in between the rest of the teams, but didn´t reach the finals. CLICK HERE for a complete list of points earned by each competing team.
4th Annual National Charro Championships Puerto Vallarta
Tabla General de Puntuación - Overall Scores
Equipos/Teams
| | The Tracomsa Charros of Nuevo Leon left the competition in the dust, winning the championship with 344 points. |
1. Rancheros de Tijuana, B.C. - 348
2. Charros de Tracomsa, N.L. - 345
3. Tequila Don Roberto, Jal. - 344
4. Hacienda Tamaríz, Pue. - 342
5. Rancho Santa María, Jal. - 333
6. Tres Regalos, Q. Roo - 332
7. Tres Potrillos, Jal. - 330
8. Hacienda Guadalupe, N.L. - 313
9. Palma Delgadita, Zac. - 306
10. Puente de Camotlán, Nay. - 295
11. Real del Fénix, Ags. - 275
12. Rancho El Jaguey, Nay. - 272
13. Cuauhtémoc, N.L. - 266
14. Rancho El Jaralito, S.L.P. - 262
15. Regionales de Jalisco, Jal. - 239
16. Huichapan, Hgo. - 236
17. Dos Ases, Nay. - 233
18. Santa Cruz del Valle, Jal. - 230
19. Vista Alegre, Ags. - 220
20. Rancho Nuevo de Tepa, Jal. - 219
21. Ganaderos de Veracruz, Ver. - 218
22. Regionales de Texcoco, Edo Mex. - 215
23. Charros de Vallarta, Jal. - 214
24. Quinta La Esperanza, Hgo. - 199
Individuals/Individuales
Cala de Caballo - Individual Reining Competition
Lorenzo Ríos, Cuauhtémoc, N.L. - 39
Piales - Roping Wild Mares
Juan Soltero, Tres Potrillos, Jal. - 66
Colas - Tailing Wild Bulls
Julián Ocegueda, Tequila Don Roberto, Jal. - 41
Jinete de Toro - Bull Riding
Enrique Martínez, Rancho El Jaralito, S.L.P. - 28
Lazo Cabecero - Lassoing Bull Horns
Juan Luis Blanco, Palma Delgadita, Zac. - 28
Alejandro Martínez, Tequila Don Roberto, Jal. - 28
Miguel Zamora, Hacienda Guadalupe, N.L. - 28
Pial de Ruedo - Bullring Lasso
Gustavo Mejía, Palma Delgadita, Zac. - 30
Jinete de Yegua - Wild Mare Riding
Felipe García, Rancho Santa María, Jal. - 25
Manganas a Pie - Roping Wild Mares from on Foot
Juan Francisco Rivera, Puente de Camotlán, Nay. - 47
Manganas a Caballo - Roping Wild Mares from Horseback
Cruz Jiménez, Reg. Texcoco, Edo Mex. - 66
Paso de la Muerte - Leaping Onto and Riding a Wild Mare
Ezequiel Márquez, Real del Fénix, Ags. - 32 |
Vallarta Weddings
News from Around Banderas Bay | February 2006 
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