Sangre y luces (1954)
Directed by Georges Rouquier, Ricardo Muñoz Suay

Drama
aka: Beauty and the Bullfighter

Film Synopsis

Ricardo Garcia is a famous matador who has enjoyed unrivalled success in his career.  But when his banderillero dies, he decides to give up bullfighting.  Too fond of the money he rakes in, his mistress Marilena conspires with his manager to force him to continue in his profession.  But Ricardo is killed in his next contest.  As he dies, after being fatally wounded by a bull, he whispers the name of the girl he has always loved, Pili.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Georges Rouquier, Ricardo Muñoz Suay
  • Script: Michel Audiard (dialogue), Maurice Barry, Luis García Berlanga, Ricardo Muñoz Suay, Joseph Peyré (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Maurice Barry
  • Music: Raymond Legrand
  • Cast: Daniel Gélin (Ricardo Garcia), Zsa Zsa Gabor (Marilena), Henri Vilbert (Noguera), Christine Carère (Pili), Arnoldo Foà (Riera), Jacques Dufilho (Chispa), Félix Fernández (El Chato), José Guardiola (Manuel), Rafael Arcos (Paco), Julia Caba Alba (La tante de Pili), Eugenio Domingo (Federico), Manuel Zarzo (Nino de Triana), Mercedes Cora (La Comtesse), Rico Sevillanito, Emilio Ruiz de Córdoba, Manuel Aguilera, Emilio Santiago, Léandre Alpirente, Florence Vernet, Manuel Guitián
  • Country: Spain / France
  • Language: French / Spanish
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Aka: Beauty and the Bullfighter ; Love in a Hot Climate

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