Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matadors Perform in Bullfighting Arena

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

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Matadors Perform in Bullfighting Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a Spanish bullfighting event in Los Angeles, California. Matadors in traditional white and pink trajes de luces perform in the sandy arena, wielding red capes as spectators watch from the stands. The scene includes a fallen bull and other participants in the ring, with period advertisements for Caliente and Santo Tomas visible on the walls. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a nostalgic, archival feel, offering authentic historical footage of a cultural spectacle.

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: 123755186

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

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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 corrida de toros and 1960s border-region cultural event requests for documentary editors seeking authentic 8mm arena footage.
Period detail: Caliente racing and Vinos Santo Tomas banners, trajes de luces styling, and grandstand construction are consistent with an early-1960s corrida venue; stated year of 1962 is plausible.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from a spectator vantage in the stands, the footage captures the full arena from an amateur wide angle rather than staged close-ups, conveying genuine tourist documentation.
What appears in frame: Sandy bullring floor, matadors in magenta and gold trajes de luces, pink and red capes, dense grandstand crowd, Caliente racing banner, Vinos Santo Tomas signage, red barrera barrier, and a fallen bull.
Film character: Color-shifted 8mm stock with a pronounced magenta cast, moderate grain, and slight overexposure on the sandy floor gives the footage its characteristic archival warmth.
Edit role: Functions as an establishing wide shot or period cutaway for cultural-history segments, providing arena atmosphere before cutting to closer action or interview footage.
Historical context: Corrida de toros drew audiences along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 1960s; visible Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomas branding may indicate a Tijuana venue, complicating the stated Los Angeles location.
Research note: Identifiable faces visible in the ring and grandstand; Caliente, Vinos Santo Tomas, and Huerta brand logos require editorial review; stated Los Angeles location may be Tijuana — verify before geo-tagging.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1960s bullfighting California,' 'corrida de toros border region,' 'Tijuana matador 8mm,' or 'vintage bullfight home movie 1960s.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or event; then 1960s Los Angeles or Tijuana border-culture footage; then Latin American cultural spectacle clips from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home-movie frame circa 1962 showing two matadors in corrida ring with Caliente racing banner and crowded grandstand. — Matadors in the arena at the opening of a corrida, circa 1962.

8mm home-movie frame circa 1962 showing a matador working the cape in a corrida arena, Caliente banner visible in grandstand. — Matador working the cape mid-corrida, circa 1962.

8mm home-movie frame circa 1962 showing multiple corrida participants gathered in the ring beneath Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomas banners. — Ring participants clustered in the corrida arena, Vinos Santo Tomas banner above, circa 1962.

8mm home-movie frame circa 1962 showing a fallen bull on the arena floor with matadors and assistants nearby, Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomas banners behind. — Fallen bull on the arena floor at corrida's end, Caliente and Vinos Santo Tomas banners behind, circa 1962.

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