Torero! (film) explained

¡Torero!
Director:	Carlos Velo
Producer:	Manuel Barbachano Ponce George P. Werker
Starring:	Luis Procuna
Cinematography:	Ramón Muñoz
Editing:	Miguel Campos Luis Sobreyra
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	Mexico
Language:	Spanish

¡Torero! (English: "bullfighter!") 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.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3]

Cast

• Luis Procuna as himself
• Consuelo Procuna as herself
• Ángel Procuna
• Antonio Sevilia
• José Farjat
• Arturo Fregoso
• Ponciano Díaz
• Paco Malgesto
• Manolete as himself
• Carlos Arruza as himself
• Luis Briones as himself
• Manuel Dos Santos as himself
• Luís Castro as himself (as El Soldado)
• Lorenzo Garza as himself
• José Laurentino López Rodriguez as Novillero Joselillo
• Dolores del Río as Guest
• Miroslava as 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners . 25 October 2011. oscars.org.
2. Web site: NY Times: Torero . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521074838/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/50473/Torero-/details . dead . 21 May 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2011 . 8 November 2008.
3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences