Acapulco Mexico-1982: A Woman Standing On The Beach Wearing Sunglasses And A

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAcapulco, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 Acapulco Mexico

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A Woman Standing On The Beach Wearing Sunglasses And A — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Acapulco, Mexico, in 1982, showing a woman standing on a sandy beach. She wears large round sunglasses and a black t-shirt with a yellow 'Gladstone's' logo and a beer mug graphic. Her curly hair frames her face as she smiles and looks toward the camera, holding a microphone. The footage has a distinct purple color cast and grainy texture typical of 8mm film, capturing a candid moment of joy during a holiday. The scene is set against a textured sand background under bright daylight.

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: 121123327

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: Yes
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: 1982 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: Acapulco, 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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fits editorial requests for early-1980s Mexico holiday footage — a woman-on-vacation close-up portrait with period costume and faded 8mm aesthetic suited to nostalgia documentaries or travel retrospectives.
Period detail: Large-frame dark sunglasses, curly hair silhouette, and a branded souvenir t-shirt with yellow script lettering are consistent with early-1980s American tourist fashion; the Gladstone's logo references a California restaurant chain.
Home-movie behavior: A companion filming on the beach captures an unguarded, laughing reaction shot — the subject turns and smiles directly into the lens in a classic home-movie beach portrait.
What appears in frame: Close-up of a smiling woman in oversized dark sunglasses, black t-shirt with yellow Gladstone's script logo, curly dark hair, sandy beach background, pronounced purple color cast, and motion blur in at least one frame.
Film character: Heavy purple shift from dye-layer fading — consistent with aged 8mm reversal stock — combined with fine grain and intermittent motion blur gives the footage an unmistakably period texture rather than a technical flaw.
Edit role: Functions as a memory insert or holiday-reel reaction shot; the tight portrait framing and direct gaze make it a natural cut-point in a montage about 1980s vacation culture or Acapulco tourism.
Historical context: Acapulco was a prominent American tourist destination in the early 1980s; the Gladstone's souvenir shirt suggests a California-connected traveler, reflecting the resort's strong draw for West Coast visitors.
Research note: The subject's face is clearly identifiable across all frames and likeness rights have not been evaluated; the Gladstone's brand logo is legible and may require trademark review before commercial use.
Research search match: Likely matched by searches for '1980s Mexico beach home movie,' 'Acapulco tourist footage 8mm,' 'woman sunglasses vintage vacation,' or 'faded 8mm holiday portrait 1982.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel; then with 1980s Acapulco or Mexican beach footage; then with early-80s American vacation or resort-town portrait clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman laughing on beach, Acapulco, 1982.

Close portrait of a woman in oversized dark sunglasses and black Gladstone's souvenir shirt on a sandy beach; metadata-dated Acapulco, Mexico, 1982, 8mm film with pronounced purple shift. — Woman on Acapulco beach facing camera, sunglasses and Gladstone's shirt, 1982.

Motion-blurred frame of a woman turning on a sandy beach, metadata-dated Acapulco, Mexico, 1982; dark sunglasses and Gladstone's souvenir shirt partially visible through 8mm purple haze. — Woman in motion on Acapulco beach, 1982.

Woman in large dark sunglasses and black Gladstone's souvenir t-shirt on a sandy beach, metadata-dated Acapulco, Mexico, 1982, 8mm film with characteristic purple fading. — Woman in sunglasses on Acapulco beach, Gladstone's shirt, 1982.

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