Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Performs With Pink Cape Against Black Bull In Arena

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Matador Performs With Pink Cape Against Black Bull In Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A matador in a traditional white suit and black hat skillfully maneuvers a vibrant pink cape to engage a powerful black bull in the sandy arena. Spectators watch from the red-walled stands, with period signage visible in the background. The grainy, color-graded film and dark frame borders evoke authentic home movie nostalgia, offering a rare glimpse of this intense cultural spectacle from the early 1960s.

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: 123687009

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Useful for 1960s Los Angeles archive requests needing brief home-movie coverage of a bullfighting arena performance for documentary or editorial context.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm color footage with red arena walls, spectator boxes, period clothing, and advertising signs that may show early 1960s venue details.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the stands as a visitor records the matador, bull, arena rail, and spectators rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador with a pink cape, a black bull, sandy arena floor, red barrier walls, spectators, arena signage, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries an 8mm home-movie look with soft focus, grain, slight color shift, handheld framing, and visible contact-sheet borders.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural-event cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about mid-century public entertainment.
Historical context: The footage documents a public bullfighting-style arena scene in Los Angeles as filmed by an attendee, with spectators and commercial signage in view.
Research note: People and brands or venue signage are visible, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and location context should be reviewed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Searches for 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting footage, matador pink cape black bull, or vintage arena spectators may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles footage, then related arena, sports, or public spectacle material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador holding a pink cape near a black bull inside a red-walled arena. — A matador positions a pink cape as a black bull stands in the arena.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of a matador in a light suit and black hat holding a pink cape before a black bull. — The matador faces the bull with the cape extended in the arena.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing the black bull lunging as the matador sweeps a pink cape in the arena. — The bull advances as the matador turns with the cape.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with a matador close to the black bull, a pink cape, and a second performer near the wall. — The matador moves close to the bull while another performer waits by the barrier.

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