the flamenco dancer

Wow, over a year later and I finally get a response. Thank you.

If you click on the link to José Greco on the credits for this movie on the IMDb, you will see that he was for real. Also, the bullfighting scene appears to have been done in Chinchón, a town outside of Madrid, Spain, that I know well. Check out the photos and especially the "virtual tour" at www.ciudad-chinchon.com. The plaza in the center of town in where they set up the bull ring, and is Chinchón's claim to fame. If you go to the website above, click on the British flag to get the English version, go to "Celebrations and Festivals", there you'll see "Chist's Passion During Easter Week", just above it is a link, barely visible, that says "Bullfights in Chinchón", there you will learn that this plaza has been in use since the Middle Ages. Other links at the foot of the page explore the history of the site a bit more. Don't miss the wide angle photo of the plaza at the foot of this page. Again, the photo does not show the plaza decked out for a bull fight, but the image from the movie is unmistakeable. There is the same cathedral above the plaza, and the Romanesque tower to the left. ¡Viva los toros! ¡Viva España!

Mexicans have alot of pride in their Flamenco dancers and Bullfighters. Just like in Espana, the traditions continue to this day.

I tried watching this again today. I realize it must have seemed quite different in 1956. (And I'm not young at all, I was three years old when the film was released.) I managed up to the landing of the balloon in Spain, and the balloon in the flamenco dancer's pants was captured with amazing clarity by the Todd-A-O camera. I gave up--again--shortly after that.

Maybe someday I'll get through the whole thing. But, Oh, my! indeed!

They were Spaniards (as in from Spain, not Latin America). Apart from Greco, you can recognise many Spanish stars of the time, like the great Lola Flores. The bullfighters were also the best of Spain at the time, Dominguin, Curro Romero... Big myths in Spain.