''¡Torero!'' (
English
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: "bullfighter!") is a 1956 Mexican
documentary film
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directed by
Carlos Velo
Carlos Velo (15 November 1909 – 10 March 1988) was a Spanish film director. He directed 45 films between 1934 and 1983. His 1956 film '' Torero!'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Selected filmography
* '' ...
about Mexican
bullfighter
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Luis Procuna. It was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Documentary Feature.
The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
30th Academy Awards
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The Oscar for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'', despite the f ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Luis Procuna as himself
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Consuelo Procuna as herself
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Ángel Procuna
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Antonio Sevilia
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José Farjat
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Arturo Fregoso
*
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*
Paco Malgesto
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He was first married to Guillermina Peñaloza, the ...
*
Manolete
Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez (4 July 1917 – 29 August 1947), known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.
Career
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as himself
*
Carlos Arruza
Carlos Arruza (February 17, 1920 – May 20, 1966), born Carlos Ruiz Camino, was one of the most prominent bullfighters of the 20th century. He was known as "El Ciclón" ("the cyclone").
Arruza was born in Mexico to Spanish parents. He began ...
as himself
*
Luis Briones
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as himself
*
Manuel Dos Santos as himself
* Luís Castro as himself (as El Soldado)
*
Lorenzo Garza
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as himself
* José Laurentino López Rodriguez as Novillero Joselillo
*
Dolores del Río
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as Guest
*
Miroslava as herself
See also
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References
External links
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1956 films
1956 documentary films
1950s Spanish-language films
Mexican documentary films
Black-and-white documentary films
Films directed by Carlos Velo
Bullfighting films
1950s Mexican films
Mexican black-and-white films
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