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'Like Texas': Spain's arid south draws Western film shoots and tourists / 36K73YK
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A cowboy collapses after gunshots ring out outside a saloon -- this is not America's Wild West but Spain's arid Almeria region, long a popular backdrop for Western movies. Elaborate sets were built featuring dusty streets and saloons, now serving as Western-themed amusement parks that draw tourists to one of Spain's less visited regions where mock cowboys on horseback put on a show for visitors. Even today, the area still features as a backdrop for big-name films. "You can shoot from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm, and the light is always the same," says Italian actor Fabio Testi, adding, "It was like Texas for us, it really was like a desert." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES