Peruvian matador Andrés Roca Rey was carried out on shoulders after cutting three ears at the El Bibio bullring in Gijón on Sunday.
The triumph came during the fourth bullfight of the Begoña Fair, where Alejandro Talavante and Juan Ortega each cut one ear in front of a crowd that filled three quarters of the arena.
The matadors faced bulls from the Puerto de San Lorenzo and La Ventana del Puerto ranches.
Roca Rey is a leading figure in modern bullfighting. The Begoña Fair is a traditional summer festival held annually in the coastal city of Gijón in northern Spain.
Dressed in white and gold, Roca Rey secured his triumph with a brilliant performance against the third bull of the afternoon, Tarimero, a 514 kilogram black speckled bull.
He received the bull on his knees in the centre of the ring with his cape behind his back, before executing long series of naturales, pases de pecho and verónicas.
The crowd gave him a standing ovation and waved white handkerchiefs, convincing the presidency to award the first two ears of the afternoon.
Final bull of the day
Roca Rey cut his third ear from the sixth and final bull, Malvarrosa, a 538 kilogram black mulatto. The Puerto de San Lorenzo bull was the bravest of the event and received an ovation as it was dragged from the ring.
The matador was penalised during the kill after suffering a botched thrust, being disarmed twice and receiving a warning before delivering a full sword thrust.
Talavante, dressed in purple and gold, opened the event against Campechano, a 518 kilogram black mulatto, killing it with half a sword thrust and a final blow to the neck.
He secured his ear against his second bull, a 507 kilogram black listón named Margaritinio, which he received sitting on the stirrup of the ring. He executed statue like passes and killed with a full sword thrust.
Single ear for Ortega
Ortega, dressed in light blue and gold, was left without a prize from his first bull, a 518 kilogram black mulatto named Inspector.
He received the bull on his knees in the centre of the ring, but a botched thrust before a full sword thrust cost him an ear, despite appeals from the crowd.
He cut his ear from the fifth bull, a 504 kilogram chestnut named Mitinero. A full sword thrust prompted the crowd to demand two ears, but the presidency awarded one.
The fair concludes on Monday with a novice bullfight with picadors.
