''Afternoon of the Bulls'' ( es, Tarde de toros) is a 1956 Spanish
drama film directed by
Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the
1956 Cannes Film Festival
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The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
29th Academy Awards
For the 29th Academy Awards, the Best International Feature Film was introduced as a competitive category, instead of only a Special Achievement Award. The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's ''La Strada'' with Anthony Qu ...
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Plot
In the bullring of
Las Ventas, in
Madrid, four parallel stories are shown in the film: the senior bullfighter Ricardo Puente breaks up with his lover Paloma; the winner of the day, Juan Carmona is barely hurt by a bull because he is haunted with the notice of a new baby; Rondeño II is afraid of the bulls and afraid of the wedding with his girlfriend Ana María; finally, an innocent amateur torero dies on the sand.
Selected cast
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Manuel Arbó as Vecino de la actriz
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Rafael Bardem as Amigo 1º
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Félix Dafauce as Médico de la plaza
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José Isbert as Don Felipe
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Manolo Morán
Manolo Morán (30 December 1905, in Madrid – 27 April 1967, in Alicante) was a Spanish film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939) - Il capitano Salmeron
* ''El huésped del sevillano'' (1940)
* '' The Unloved Woman'' ( ...
as Jiménez
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Antonio Prieto as Enterado 1º
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Jesús Tordesillas as Luis Montes
See also
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List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1956 films
1956 drama films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Ladislao Vajda
Spanish drama films
1950s Spanish films
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