Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bullfight With Matador In Red Cape

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

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Bullfight With Matador In Red Cape — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1962 captures a dramatic bullfight in Los Angeles, California. A matador in traditional white and gold traje de luces wields a red cape, engaging a powerful black bull in the sandy arena. Spectators fill the stands behind red barriers, watching intently as the bull charges and the matador maneuvers with precision. The footage shows multiple angles of the confrontation, with other figures in colorful attire visible near the arena wall. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the nostalgic, archival feel of this historic sporting event.

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: 123755132

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fills a 1960s American leisure/spectacle slot for documentaries on cross-border sports culture, bullfighting in North America, or mid-century crowd entertainment.
Period detail: 'Caliente' arena advertising banners and '5-10 Racing Saturday/Sunday' signage are visible in every frame; spectator clothing and film stock color suggest early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: A spectator-shot record from the stands, capturing bullfight action from a tourist or enthusiast's angle rather than a professional broadcast position.
What appears in frame: Matador in traje de luces, black bull charging, magenta muleta cape, packed grandstands, red barrera wall, Caliente advertising banners, sand arena floor, and secondary torero figures in colorful suits.
Film character: 8mm color footage shows characteristic 1960s dye-shift toward warm magenta, slight grain, and frame-edge light bleed typical of amateur film stock of the era.
Edit role: Works as an action insert or cutaway within a bullfighting sequence; wide crowd frames pair with tighter performance shots to build rhythm.
Historical context: Bullfighting exhibitions drew audiences in the southwestern US and Baja California border region during the 1960s; the visible Caliente venue branding may help researchers verify the specific location.
Research note: Caliente brand logos appear prominently in all frames; matadors and crowd members are identifiable at mid distance; venue, trademark, and performer rights each require independent clearance review.
Research search match: Researchers seeking 1960s bullfighting footage, matador in arena, 8mm color crowd sport, southwestern arena event, or Caliente venue archive material.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same 1962 reel; then mid-century rodeo or arena crowd footage; then 1960s Southwest border-region travel or spectator sport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm color frame of a matador in traje de luces holding a magenta cape before a black bull; Caliente venue banners visible in the background stands. — Matador meets the bull's charge, Caliente arena, c. 1962.

8mm color frame c. 1962 of a matador passing the bull with cape extended; Caliente and '5-10 Racing' advertising banners legible on the arena boards. — Cape pass in mid-action, Caliente arena, c. 1962.

8mm color frame c. 1962 showing two toreros working a black bull near the barrera; Caliente venue banners and a dense grandstand crowd visible above. — Close-quarters bull engagement with multiple toreros, c. 1962.

Final 8mm color frame c. 1962 showing a two-matador cape sequence with a black bull; Caliente advertising and a full grandstand visible above the barrera. — Dual cape work with the bull, Caliente arena, c. 1962.

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