Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matadors Performing with Bull in Arena

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

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Matadors Performing with Bull in Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a bullfighting event in Los Angeles, California. Matadors in traditional white and pink suits perform with a dark bull in a sunlit arena, using vibrant pink capes to taunt the animal. Spectators fill the stands behind a red barrier, watching the dramatic confrontation. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, offering authentic archival footage of a 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: 123755150

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: Fills early 1960s bullfighting and US-Mexico border leisure documentary requests; suited as atmospheric arena footage for social-history or travel productions.
Period detail: Advertising banners for Caliente racing and Vinos Santo Tomás visible in the arena suggest the filming location may be Tijuana, Mexico rather than Los Angeles, despite the clip title.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from the spectator stands at an oblique angle, capturing the relaxed handheld sightline of a tourist attending a bullfight rather than a professional crew.
What appears in frame: Sandy bullring floor, dark bull, matadors in pink and magenta costumes with capes, red barrera barrier, packed spectator stands, and Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomás advertising banners.
Film character: Vivid but slightly faded magenta and pink tones typical of early 1960s color-reversal 8mm stock, with visible grain and gentle handheld movement lending authentic documentary texture.
Edit role: Functions as an establishing wide shot or atmospheric cutaway in documentaries on mid-century bullfighting culture, 1960s US-Mexico border leisure, or spectator-sport history.
Historical context: Signage for Caliente racing and Vinos Santo Tomás (a Baja California winery) suggests this arena is in Tijuana, a common bullfight destination for Los Angeles-area visitors in the era.
Research note: Commercial brand banners (Caliente, Vinos Santo Tomás, Hnos. Huerta) are prominently visible; matador and crowd faces appear identifiable; stated location should be independently verified before editorial use.
Research search match: 1960s bullfighting footage, vintage matador arena 8mm, Tijuana bullfight 1962, mid-century spectator sport home movie, handheld arena spectator footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same apparent Los Angeles-area 1962 reel; then with Tijuana or Baja California 1960s footage; then with mid-century bullfighting or arena-spectacle material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm frame of a bullfight, likely in Tijuana, Mexico; matadors with magenta capes confront a bull while spectators fill the stands behind a red barrera. — Matadors and bull in arena, c. 1962; Caliente racing banner visible in background.

1962 8mm frame: charging bull and matador with magenta cape in foreground; multiple performers in ring; Caliente advertising banner prominent above packed stands, likely Tijuana. — Bull charging matador with cape, c. 1962.

1962 8mm wide shot, likely Tijuana arena; matadors with pink capes in sand ring; packed spectator stands; Caliente, Vinos Santo Tomás, and Hnos. Huerta banners clearly visible. — Wide arena shot with Vinos Santo Tomás and Caliente advertising banners, c. 1962.

1962 8mm frame, likely Tijuana arena: matadors with capes in foreground; packed stands and advertising banners including Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomás visible in background. — Matadors with capes; Vinos Santo Tomás and Caliente banners visible, c. 1962.

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