Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador with Bull in Sun-Drenched Arena

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

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Matador with Bull in Sun-Drenched Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a bull in a sun-drenched arena with a red-walled ring and packed spectator stands. A matador in a traditional pink and gold costume performs with a red cape as the bull charges across the sandy floor. The scene is framed by the dark edges of a home movie projector, with visible film grain and color fading characteristic of Super 8 footage. Advertisements for Hotel Caesar and Dorado line the arena wall, adding to the authentic mid-century Americana feel. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into a classic bullfighting 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: 123755343

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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves 1960s documentary needs for mid-century spectator sport, cultural history of bullfighting, or American tourist experience at a Mexican border arena.
Period detail: Arena signage for Cuervo and Hotel Caesar is visible across multiple frames; packed tiered stands and 8mm stock are consistent with early 1960s amateur tourist filming.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from spectator stands at a distance, this reflects the tourist experience of filming a public spectacle; an unposed view of the event as a visiting amateur would capture it.
What appears in frame: Sandy arena floor, red painted barrier wall, packed multi-tier spectator stands, charging bull, matador with cape, Cuervo advertising banner, Hotel Caesar banner, and 8mm film edge borders.
Film character: Warm color shift, visible film grain, and hard black frame edges from the 8mm gate give the footage archival texture characteristic of early 1960s amateur film.
Edit role: Works as a wide establishing insert or thematic cutaway in documentaries about mid-century bullfighting culture, Mexican border tourism, or American leisure travel in the 1960s.
Historical context: Hotel Caesar and Cuervo banners suggest filming in a Mexican arena, possibly near Tijuana; the title's Los Angeles attribution likely reflects the filmmaker's home city rather than the shooting location.
Research note: Crowd faces visible throughout all frames; Cuervo and Hotel Caesar brand signage appears prominently; location attribution in the title may not match actual filming location; editorial verification recommended.
Research search match: Archive researchers may look for 1960s bullfighting 8mm film, vintage Mexico arena tourist footage, mid-century spectator-sport color film, or American border-tourism documentary clips.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same apparent reel; then with 1960s Mexico or border-region tourist footage; then with mid-century bullfighting or arena spectator-sport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm color footage circa 1962 of a bullfighting arena showing the sandy floor, red barrera, crowded stands, and Cuervo and Hotel Caesar advertising banners. — Bullfighting arena overview with Cuervo and Hotel Caesar advertising banners on the barrier wall; packed spectator stands in background, circa 1962.

8mm color footage circa 1962 of a bull charging across a bullfighting arena, with advertising banners and packed spectators visible in the background. — Bull charges across the sandy arena floor; advertising banners and packed spectator stands visible, circa 1962.

8mm color footage circa 1962 showing a matador in traditional costume performing a cape pass as a bull charges, with Cuervo and Hotel Caesar banners visible. — Matador performs a cape pass as bull charges; Cuervo and Hotel Caesar banners on arena wall, packed stands in background, circa 1962.

8mm color footage circa 1962 of a bull moving along the red arena barrier, with advertising banners and crowded spectator stands visible. — Bull moves along the arena barrier; advertising banners and packed spectator stands in background, circa 1962.

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