Barcelona Spain-1971: Matador in Traditional Costume Waiting in Arena

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Matador in Traditional Costume Waiting in Arena — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Barcelona, Spain, in 1971 captures a matador in traditional bullfighting attire, including a floral embroidered jacket, maroon pants, and a black hat, standing in a sunlit arena. The clip shows close-ups of his ornate costume and focused expression as he waits, with another figure in white socks and red trim visible in the background. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the film evokes a nostalgic, archival feel, capturing a moment of cultural tradition and anticipation before a performance.

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: 120911417

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: This 1971 Barcelona 8mm clip helps answer archive requests for Spanish bullfighting culture, traditional costume detail, and brief documentary cutaways of a matador waiting in an arena.
Period detail: The matador's embroidered suit, black montera-style hat, maroon trousers, and sunlit arena surface support the 1970s Spain setting given in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot quality, concentrating on fragments of costume and posture rather than a staged performance view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador in ornate embroidered dress, maroon trousers, a black hat, white socks with red trim on another figure, a pale arena floor, hard sunlight, and deep frame-edge shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows grain, slight color fading, gate edges, uneven exposure, and handheld reframing that give the clip physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert or cutaway for anticipation before a bullfight, costume detail, or a memory beat within travel or cultural-history sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a public bullfighting setting through the camera of a spectator, with emphasis on dress, waiting, and ritual presentation rather than the bullfight itself.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment, while no logos, minors, audible music, or private property are apparent from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1971 Barcelona matador home movie, 8mm Spanish bullfight costume, matador waiting in arena, and vintage bullfighting attire close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Barcelona or Spain 1971 material, and then broader clips of bullfighting, traditional performance dress, public events, or travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Barcelona frame showing a matador in ornate bullfighting costume and black hat, partly cropped beside another figure's white socks with red trim on the arena floor. — Matador partly cropped in the arena.

Close 1971 Barcelona detail of a matador's ornate bullfighting jacket with fringe, maroon trousers, and hand positioned at the waist in bright arena light. — Close detail of bullfighting costume.

1971 Barcelona frame focused on the lower half of a matador's costume, with maroon trousers, embroidered jacket panels, and strong shadow across the arena surface. — Lower costume detail in arena light.

1971 Barcelona frame showing a matador's focused expression and floral embroidered shoulder detail while he stands in the bullfighting arena. — Matador waiting in the arena.

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