Acapulco Mexico-1962: Matador with Bull in Arena

Catalog date: estimated · Catalog location: estimated. Review source evidence · Request a source quality check

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Explore this year and place

Compare featured footage, popular clips and the full collection.

Same year and place1962 · Acapulco, MexicoExplore footage →Across the archiveFilmed in 1962Explore the year →Across the yearsAcapulco, MexicoExplore the place →

Matador with Bull in Arena — Clip Details

ACAPULCO MEXICO-1962: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a bullfight in a sun-drenched arena, with a matador in traditional white and pink traje de luces wielding a red cape against a charging bull. The crowd fills the stands behind red and yellow barriers, with period advertisements for Bacardi, Coca-Cola, and Peugeot visible. The footage shows the matador's movements as he taunts the bull across the sandy ring, showcasing the drama and spectacle of the event. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features natural grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, offering authentic archival footage of a classic Mexican cultural tradition.

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: 123727335

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 1835 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: pyramid,university city,$80000 house,floating gardens
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: dallas,mexico city
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: Acapulco, Mexico 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Acapulco bullfighting footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief arena scene with crowd, matador, bull, and visible period advertising.
Period detail: The red-and-yellow arena barrier, packed stands, traje de luces, and visible Bacardi, Coca-Cola, and Peugeot signage support a 1960s public-spectacle setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective from the stands, observing the bullfight from a distance rather than presenting staged or broadcast-style coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bull, matador with red cape, sandy ring, red arena wall, crowded stands, assistants in the ring, and brand signs along the barrier.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, warm color, gate edges, and handheld framing that give the scene physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cultural-context cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into broader material on Acapulco leisure and public events.
Historical context: The footage shows bullfighting as a public entertainment setting in Acapulco, with spectators filling the arena and commercial signage visible around the ring.
Research note: People and brands are visible, so use should consider likeness, trademark, and location-context review in addition to any copyright status of the film scan.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Acapulco bullfight, 8mm Mexico arena footage, matador with red cape, bull in ring, and vintage home movie bullfighting.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 Acapulco scenes, then broader Mexico travel, arena, or bullfighting material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Acapulco bullfight scene with a matador holding a red cape before a bull in a sandy arena. — A matador works close to the bull as spectators fill the stands behind the arena wall.
License this still · $49

Wide 8mm view of an Acapulco bullfight, with the matador and bull separated in the sandy ring. — The bull and matador move apart across the ring beneath rows of spectators and signage.
License this still · $49

Acapulco bullfight frame showing a matador extending a red cape toward a bull in the ring. — The matador holds the red cape low as the bull faces him across the sandy arena floor.
License this still · $49

Wide 1962 Acapulco arena view with a bull, matador, assistants, crowd, and visible advertising around the ring. — Several figures stand in the arena as the bull pauses near the red wall and crowded stands.
License this still · $49

Visually Similar Clips