Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Fighting A Bull In Arena

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

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Matador Fighting A Bull In Arena — Clip Details

A young matador in a traditional white and gold suit performs in a bullfighting arena, wielding a red cape and capote against a powerful black bull. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1962, captures the intense action as the bull charges and the matador evades with precision. The scene unfolds in a sunlit arena with a red wall backdrop, showcasing the dramatic tension and cultural spectacle of Spanish bullfighting. The grainy, color-graded quality of the vintage home movie adds a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 123755551

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: No
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: Serves 1960s documentary segments on Spanish or Latin American bullfighting culture, or mid-century American tourist travel film collections seeking authentic arena action.
Period detail: The matador's embroidered traje de luces and dark montera hat are consistent with traditional 1960s bullfighting dress; 8mm color palette may support the circa 1962 date.
Home-movie behavior: Filmed from a spectator position in the stands, the footage captures an amateur tourist's handheld attempt to track the fast, unpredictable movement of the passes.
What appears in frame: Dark bull with visible horns, matador in white-and-gold embroidered suit, red muleta cape in motion, sandy arena floor, red barrera wall, apparent banderillas in the bull's back, second arena figure, motion blur.
Film character: Heavy motion blur from rapid action, 8mm grain softening fine detail, warm shift in the cape reds, film-edge scratches visible at frame borders, with one frame notably brighter than the others.
Edit role: Functions as a cultural action insert or cutaway in documentary timelines covering 1960s bullfighting, Spanish or Latin American tradition, or mid-century tourist spectacle footage.
Historical context: Bullfighting (corrida de toros) was a prominent public spectacle in Spain and Latin America; the 1960s were a peak era for tourists filming such events on 8mm.
Research note: Matador and at least one additional arena figure are visibly present; likeness rights are unresolved. Title claims Los Angeles but a traditional bullfighting venue warrants location verification before use.
Research search match: Researchers may seek 1960s bullfighting footage, vintage matador 8mm film, corrida home-movie, or early 1960s Latin American arena spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or home-movie maker; then with 1960s Spain or Mexico travel footage; then with vintage spectacle or arena sports footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Matador in ornate traje de luces extends a red muleta toward a charging dark bull; red barrera wall and sand floor visible; 8mm home-movie footage, circa 1962. — Matador extends muleta as bull charges; 8mm home movie, circa 1962.

Dark bull mid-turn with apparent banderillas in its shoulders; matador in embroidered suit at right with red cape; 8mm home-movie footage, circa 1962. — Bull turns during a pass, banderillas apparent in back; circa 1962.

Matador in gold-embroidered suit seen from behind during a close pass; bull's head lowered near the matador; second arena figure visible at right; 8mm footage, circa 1962. — Close-quarters pass, bull's head near matador; second figure visible, circa 1962.

Motion-blurred 8mm frame showing matador and dark bull in fast movement; red muleta and a second arena figure present; circa 1962. — Motion-blurred close action, matador and bull with second figure; circa 1962.

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