Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bullfighting Event With Matador In Arena

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

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Bullfighting Event With Matador In Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfighting event in Los Angeles, California. A matador in traditional white and pink traje de luces stands in the sandy arena, surrounded by assistants in colorful capes. The crowd watches from the stands behind red barriers, with period advertisements for 'Vinos Santo Tomas' and 'Caliente' visible. The film shows natural movement and the authentic grain of Super 8 home movie footage, offering a rare glimpse of this 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: 123687794

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: 1960s Los Angeles 8mm footage for productions needing a brief archival insert of a bullfighting-style arena event with visible spectators and period advertising.
Period detail: The red arena barrier, crowded stands, formal matador costumes, and signs for Vinos Santo Tomas and Caliente support an early-1960s public-event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot home-movie view, holding wide on the arena action rather than staging close coverage for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sandy arena, red barrier, spectators, matador figures in white and pink, capes, attendants, and advertising signs above the stands.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original amateur film.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century public spectacles, arena entertainment, or Los Angeles cultural recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows a public arena presentation of bullfighting imagery and performance roles, with spectators watching from stands behind commercial signage.
Research note: People and brand signage are visible, so copyright, trademark, venue context, and likeness concerns should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Los Angeles bullfighting event, 8mm matador arena footage, vintage California spectator film, and mid-century arena crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles public-event footage, then broader archival material on bullfighting or arena spectacles.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles arena scene with matador figures in white and pink near a red barrier as spectators watch from the stands. — Matador figures gather near the arena barrier while spectators look on from the stands.

Wide 8mm view of a 1962 Los Angeles bullfighting-style arena event with attendants, matador figures, spectators, and visible signage. — Performers hold position in the arena beneath visible Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomas signs.

1962 Los Angeles bullfighting-style scene with performers and capes near the barrier, including a dark animal shape low in the arena. — Arena attendants and caped performers cluster near a dark animal shape by the barrier.

Wide 1962 Los Angeles arena view with matador-style performers, capes, spectators, signage, and one figure bending near the ground. — Performers spread across the arena as a white-clad attendant bends near the center-right.

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