Pepete (José Rodríguez Davié)

José Rodríguez Davié (14 May 1867 – 13 September 1899), also known as Pepete, was a Spanish bullfighter.

Rodríguez Davié was born in San Fernando, Cádiz, in 1867. After traveling to South America for a period, he took the alternativa in El Puerto de Santa María in August 1891, at the hands of. His status as a bullfighter was confirmed in Madrid shortly thereafter, under the supervision of Rafael Guerra Bejarano, with whom he traded off mano a mano in a fight with bulls from the Bañuelos ranch.

While he was seen as promising by fans early in his career, his time as a bullfighter eventually came to a tragic end. On 12 September 1899, at the Fitero bullring, the bull "Cantinero" of the jumped the barrier behind him and severely gored his thigh. Pepete died the following day.