Under Taurus and Orion

Original title: Bajo Tauro y Orión

2014
1h 5m

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A film about bullfighting but, above all, about a father and a son, their relationship. The challenge of inheriting a tradition full of art and sacrifice, but difficult to match with the 21s... Read allA film about bullfighting but, above all, about a father and a son, their relationship. The challenge of inheriting a tradition full of art and sacrifice, but difficult to match with the 21st century.A film about bullfighting but, above all, about a father and a son, their relationship. The challenge of inheriting a tradition full of art and sacrifice, but difficult to match with the 21st century.

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Trivia
The shooting took place for over 5 years following the Espla family, including the retirement of Luis Francisco Espla, the father and main celebrity, also his son's Alejandro alternativa or promotion from novillero to matador, and the following steps. In the meantime their family bullring in Alicante was demolished with all the memories and souvenirs that the grandfather Paquito kept inside, and later they built a new arena for bullfight and also celebrations at their country house in Bussot, near Alicante.

Quotes
Luis Francisco Esplá: If you choose to be a bullfighter, you either are among the top ten or you become frustrated. And watching your son dressed as a bullfighter and facing all those risks, but, more than anything, the most pressing risk is that of a young lad who chooses to become a professional in some field and who gets the harshness of the show, because he can never look good enough in the eyes of the public.