
Bullfight put on in Pablo Picasso's honor (80. birthday). Bullfighters Domingo Ortega and Luis Miguel Dominguin killed a bull but this was forbidden in France. Pablo Picasso paid the fine of 5000 Francs. Vallauris 29.10.1961.
A bullfight was held in Vallauris on 29 October 1961 to celebrate Pablo Picasso's 80th birthday. In the sandy arena, a matador performs before a packed crowd. The famed bullfighters Domingo Ortega and Luis Miguel Dominguin participated, killing a bull in Picasso's honor. As this was forbidden in France, the artist himself paid the resulting 5,000 Franc fine.
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