Barcelona Spain-1971: Two Matadors Prepare For The Fight

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two Matadors Prepare For The Fight — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Barcelona, Spain, in 1971 captures two matadors in ornate, traditional bullfighting costumes preparing for a fight. The scene unfolds at a bullring with spectators seated in stone bleachers and a wooden barrier separating the arena from the passageway. The matadors, one in a white and blue embroidered suit, stand near a dark tunnel entrance, conversing and adjusting their attire. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a handheld, observational perspective, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Spanish culture and the ritual of bullfighting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120911194

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Barcelona, Spain Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1971 Barcelona bullring footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing brief visual evidence of matadors preparing near the arena entrance before a bullfight.
Period detail: The stone seating, wooden arena barrier, 8mm color stock, and ornate matador suits support an early 1970s Spanish bullring context as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, watching spectators and matadors from a distance as people wait, talk, and settle around the ring.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include matadors in embroidered costumes, spectators on stepped seating, a dark passageway, a wooden barrier, pale concrete walls, and portions of the bullring floor.
Film character: The footage shows warm 8mm color, visible grain, slight softness, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a scanned home-movie reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or transition establishing pre-fight ritual and public attendance at a Barcelona bullring.
Historical context: The scene documents public spectatorship around bullfighting culture through visible preparation and audience presence without identifying the venue or participants by name.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and editorial-use review may be needed separately from copyright, while no logos, brands, or private interiors are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1971 Barcelona bullring 8mm, Spanish matadors preparing, vintage bullfight home movie, and spectators at bullring entrance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Barcelona footage, then Spanish bullfighting or public-spectator scenes from similar 8mm travel films.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Barcelona bullring view with spectators on stepped seating above a wooden barrier and a dark entrance below. — Spectators seated above the bullring barrier.

Spectators and attendants appear around a Barcelona bullring passageway, with a wooden barrier separating them from the arena floor. — People gathered near the bullring passage.

Two matadors in ornate light-colored suits stand and converse near a dark bullring entrance in 1971 Barcelona. — Matadors waiting beside the tunnel entrance.

A matador in a decorated suit smiles behind the wooden bullring barrier as another matador stands near the dark entrance. — Matador at the barrier before the fight.

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