Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matadors Perform Bullfight With Pink Capes In Arena

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

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Matadors Perform Bullfight With Pink Capes In Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfight in a sun-drenched arena. Matadors in traditional white suits and black hats wield vibrant pink capes, skillfully maneuvering around a powerful dark bull. The sandy ring is surrounded by red barriers and a distant crowd, with the film's characteristic grain and color saturation evoking a nostalgic 1960s home movie aesthetic. The sequence shows intense action as the bull charges and the matadors evade, offering authentic archival footage of Spanish tradition.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123755619

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

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: Serves documentary or educational producers seeking 1960s home-movie footage of traditional bullfighting as period cultural coverage or social-history illustration.
Period detail: Matadors in ornate traje de luces, large pink capotes, and a sandy arena with red wooden barrera barriers are consistent with early-1960s corrida; vivid 8mm color saturation reinforces the era.
Home-movie behavior: A spectator filming from the arena stands captures unscripted ring-side action at medium-wide distance, with framing typical of casual amateur tourist documentation.
What appears in frame: Sandy bullring floor, dark charging bull, vivid pink capotes in motion, matadors in ornate suits, red wooden barrier wall, partial arena seating, hard midday shadows, and visible 8mm film grain.
Film character: Vivid 8mm color makes the pink capes appear almost luminous against the pale sand; natural grain throughout and visible frame-edge wear give the footage authentic period patina.
Edit role: Works as an observational cutaway or establishing insert for segments on bullfighting culture, 1960s travel, or Latin American spectacle traditions.
Historical context: Bullfighting was not legally practiced in California; this arena may be in Mexico near the border, suggesting the title's Los Angeles reference reflects the filmmaker's origin rather than the shooting location.
Research note: Matador faces are visible at distance; venue and performing artists are unidentified — producers should assess likeness rights and confirm the filming jurisdiction before licensing.
Research search match: Researchers may query 1960s bullfight footage, vintage corrida 8mm film, amateur travel film Mexico border, or mid-century Latin American spectator sport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from this reel; then with 1960s travel footage from Mexico or the US Southwest; then with period footage of traditional folk spectacle.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide shot of a bullfight arena circa 1962; two matadors wield pink capotes around a dark bull, red barrera wall and partial arena seating visible in background. — Two matadors work the bull with pink capotes in a sun-drenched ring.

Bullfight arena circa 1962; matador in magenta-pink suit holds a large capote as a dark bull charges close, second matador visible at left. — Matador in pink suit stands his ground as the bull closes in.

Close bullfight action circa 1962; matador in ornate blue-silver traje de luces holds pink capote as a dark bull charges; redness visible on bull's neck area, second matador in foreground. — Matador in traje de luces takes the bull close with a flowing pink capote.

Bullfight arena circa 1962; matador in traje de luces directs a charging dark bull using a large pink capote, partial second figure visible at frame edge. — Matador steers the charging bull through a flowing cape pass.

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