Pedrucho, 1960
File — Box: 135, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents
Bill and I took bullfighting lessons from an old matador, Pedrucho (Pedro Basauri, also an actor), in Barcelona. His school was in an Italian film The Moment of Truth--Il momento de verita--starring Linda Christian. This folder has a cartel of Pedrucho and 6 bulls he killed on May 25, 1930; also a July 24, 1960 letter in Spanish from Pedrucho to a Barcelona impresario asking him to admit Bill and me to a sorteo where bulls are chosen for matadors to fight. The letter is written on a card that displays a picture of Pedrucho killing a bull. (The sorteo he mentions is described in my EUROPE, SUMMER OF 1960 diary on pages 128-129, and it is also depicted in photographs number 62-64 in my SECOND LEATHERETTE ALBUM with photos of Spain 1960.) This folder also includes Internet Wikipedia bios of Pedruchol a synopsis of The Moment of Truth; and an envelope with Spanish stamps of 1960 honoring the corrida.
Dates
- 1960
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451