Torero (film)
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Torero is a 1956 Mexican documentary film
directed by Carlos Velo
about Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 30th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Carlos Velo
Carlos Velo
Carlos Velo 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....
about Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 30th Academy Awards
30th Academy Awards
The Oscar for Writing Based on Material From Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for The Bridge on the River Kwai, despite the fact that he did not know English. The actual writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted at the time and did not receive screen credit for their work...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Luis Procuna - Himself
- Consuelo Procuna - Herself
- Ángel Procuna
- Antonio Sevilia
- José Farjat
- Arturo Fregoso
- Ponciano Díaz
- Paco Malgesto
- ManoleteManoleteManuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez , better known as Manolete, was a Spanish bullfighter.He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time. His style was sober and serious, with few concessions to the gallery, and he...
- Himself - Carlos ArruzaCarlos ArruzaCarlos Arruza , born Carlos Ruiz Camino, was one of the most prominent bullfighters of the 20th century. He was known as "El Ciclón" ....
- Himself - Luis Briones - Himself
- Manuel Dos SantosManuel dos SantosManuel dos Santos can refer to:*Manuel António dos Santos, Portuguese politician*Manuel dos Santos Fernandes, French footballer*Manuel dos Santos , Brazilian swimmer*Manuel Francisco dos Santos, best known as Garrincha, Brazilian footballer...
- Himself - Luís Castro - Himself (as El Soldado)
- Lorenzo Garza - Himself
- Novillero Joselillo
- Dolores del RíoDolores del RíoDolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...
- Guest - Miroslava - Herself
See also
- List of submissions to the 30th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film