Valdez Horses

Chino Valdez: Well, like they say: you can always pick your friends, but you can't pick your relatives.

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Chino Valdez: Anyway, a bunch of Indians stole my horses once. I went along and stole them back. And while they was chasing me, I came off my horse and got run over.
Jamie Wagner: Why didn't they kill you?
Chino Valdez: Hell, boy, they was my friends!

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Chino Valdez: Now what the hell is that?
Louise: It's a sidesaddle.
Chino Valdez: A sidesaddle? You mean to tell me you're gonna put that on the side of a horse?

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The meaning and relevance of this movie's 'Chino' title is that Chino refers to the first name of the central character, Chino Valdez, played by Charles Bronson. The title 'Valdez, the Halfbreed' refers to this character's mixed Native American Indian / white European genealogy. Moreover, the title 'The Valdez Horses' refers to Chino's equine herd that he tames, breeds and trains.
American prints in the USA credit John Sturges as a producer and a director on this picture but at least some foreign releases only credit Duilio Coletti as producer.
Set in New Mexico, USA, this movie was actually filmed in Almería, Andalucía, Spain.
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