MUSIC BY RICHARD MARTINEZ

 
 
 

When the renowned sculptor, John Sherrill Houser, began creating a monument to the Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate for the city of El Paso, it was supposed to be a little larger than life size. But he secretly harbored a dream: to build the largest bronze equestrian statue ever created in human history.

The Last Conquistador


Directed by  John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra

TV Premiere on P.O.V.

July 15, 2008

Watch the trailer.

Featured Musicians

Flamenco Vocalist: Jose Anillo Salazar of Noche Flamenca

Cellist: Anja Wood

Guitarist: Peter Calo

Percussionists: Richard Stein & Alfredo Villela

The Last Conquistador

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