| Afternoon of the Bulls | |
| Director: | Ladislao Vajda |
| Starring: | Manuel Arbó |
| Cinematography: | Heinrich Gärtner |
| Editing: | Julio Peña |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
Afternoon of the Bulls (Spanish; Castilian: '''Tarde de toros''') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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.