Mazatlan Mexico-1972: Matador with Pink Cape Fighting Black Bull

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMazatlan, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Mazatlan Mexico

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Matador with Pink Cape Fighting Black Bull — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Mazatlan, Mexico, 1972, captures a dramatic bullfight in a dusty arena. A matador in a colorful, traditional suit with pink boots and a vibrant pink and yellow cape engages a powerful black bull. The grainy, color-bleached film shows the matador skillfully maneuvering the cape as the bull charges, with visible banderillas on its back in later frames. The footage has a raw, authentic home movie quality with natural lighting and slight camera shake, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Spanish cultural entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120913841

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Mazatlan, Mexico 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1972 8mm clip helps document mid-1970s public entertainment and bullfighting culture in Mazatlan for editorial, educational, or documentary uses requiring authentic home-movie arena footage.
Period detail: The saturated matador costume, pink cape, dusty open arena, and soft handheld 8mm color may show early 1970s tourist or spectator-shot bullfighting material in Mexico.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot perspective, with brief, shaky views of the matador and bull that feel observed from the stands rather than staged for a production camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, a matador in a decorated suit, a pink and yellow cape, pink footwear, dusty arena ground, banderillas, and heavy film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has grainy 8mm color texture, mild exposure softness, faded contrast, and handheld framing that preserve the immediacy of a short home-movie record.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cultural cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about travel, public spectacle, sport, or animal performance in the 1970s.
Historical context: The footage shows a bullfight as public entertainment, with the matador's costume and cape work providing visual context while the clip itself does not identify the event, arena, or participants.
Research note: People are visible and the bullfight subject may require editorial sensitivity, so users should review likeness, animal-welfare context, and copyright status separately from any location or property considerations.
Research search match: Useful researcher searches include 1972 Mazatlan bullfight 8mm footage, Mexico matador home movie, vintage bullring cape footage, and Super 8 tourist bullfight scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Mazatlan or Mexico 1972 travel material, and finally broader archive scenes of bullfighting, arenas, traditional dress, or public recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Mazatlan home-movie frame showing a matador in a colorful costume moving a pink cape near a black bull in a dusty bullring. — Matador positions a pink cape beside the bull.

1972 Mazatlan frame showing the matador low to the ground with a pink and yellow cape while the black bull presses close in the arena. — Matador crouches under the cape during the pass.

1972 Mazatlan home-movie frame showing a black bull with banderillas on its back near a matador in a decorated suit on dusty ground. — Bull approaches as the matador gestures in the ring.

1972 Mazatlan frame showing a black bull with banderillas moving across the dusty arena as a pink cape blurs at the edge of the shot. — Bull passes through the frame with banderillas visible.

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