Afternoon at the Bulls (1956)

5.3/10 76 min Drama

Overview

The bullfight is about to begin. On the bill are announced the toreros Ricardo Puente, Juan Carmona and Rondeño II, who will take the alternative. Puente is an old bullfighter, famous in earlier times, who, now bitter and full of resentment, lives with Paloma, a woman who is not resigned to continue being the lover of a man who has fallen into oblivion. Carmona, the fashionable bullfighter, has an important contract to fight in America, but his wife Isabel wants him to reject the offer. Anamaría, Carmona's sister, hopes that her brother will approve her relationship with Rondeño II; but Carmona opposes because he considers him a bad bullfighter. In a fourth, hopeful and exciting plot, a young amateur bullfighter has a plan to sneak into the ring and fight a bull, hoping for public acclaim for his feat of bravery.

Cast

Domingo Ortega

Ricardo Puente

Antonio Bienvenida

Juan Carmona

María Asquerino

Paloma

Marisa Prado

Isabel

Encarnita Fuentes

Ana María

Jorge Vico

Manolo

Jesús Tordesillas

Luis Montes

Manolo Morán

Jiménez

Juan Calvo

Don César

Mariano Azaña

Julián

José Isbert

Don Felipe

Amparo Martí

Doña Julia

Félix Dafauce

Don Luis

Jesús Colomer

Trepa

José Prada

Padre Fermín

Rafael Bardem

Amigo 1º

Pedro Porcel

Padre

Luis Sánchez Polack

Entusiasta 1º

Joaquín «Top» Portillo

Entusiasta 2º

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