Carlos Arruza part in the 1960 John Wayne film "The Alamo". He was the subject of the 1971 documentary "Arruza", directed by Budd Boetticher. Arruza's sons, Manolo and Carlos Jr., also became prominent toreros. Carlos Arruza died on May 20, 1966 in an automobile accident while on the road from Toluca, State of Mexico, to Mexico City. Calle Carlos Arruza, a small street in downtown Tucson, Arizona, is named after Arruza. According to "Arizona Daily Star" historical writer David Leighton, it may be the only street in the U.S. named after a bullfighter. The composition "Carlos", by jazz composer and bandleader Gerald
Carlos Torres Ríos producer in his own right, directing and screenwriting "Bólidos de acero" in 1950. Carlos Torres Ríos Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956) was an Argentine cinematographer, film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer of the classic era. Born in Buenos Aires, he worked as a cinematographer in films beginning with "Palomas rubias" (1920), "La Gaucha" (1921) and "Buenos Aires, ciudad de ensueño" (1922) and films such as "Adiós Buenos Aires" (1938) and "Al marido hay que seguirlo" (1948). He later worked with his brother Leopoldo Torres Ríos in films of the 1940s and 1950s, a highly influential pair in Argentine cinema.