Torerillos, 61 (1962) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1962 · 16 mins · Spanish

Directed by

Basilio Martín Patino

Starring

Fernando Rey

This early short by master Patino depicts Spanish society beyond official narratives, evading the era’s censorship. Made in the early 1960s after the Salamanca debates, it marks the start of his lifelong social‑commitment cinema. It follows bleak, impoverished “maletillas,” aspiring bullfighters whose yearning for luck underscores their sorrow.