Candelario, John S.

John S. Candelario was known for his cinematography work and still photographs of New Mexico and the Southwest. He operated the original Old Curio Store (Candelario Curio Store), the oldest Indian trading post in the United States, located at 201 West San Francisco Street. Born on September 7, 1916, in Santa Fe, the son of Arthur and Alice (Candelario) Weeks, he was later adopted by his grandfather, Jesusito Candelario. He died October 5, 1993.

In 1938, Candelario took over the Old Curio Store owned by his grandfather, J. S. (Jesusito) Candelario. While running it, he became interested in motion pictures. He won television's Emmy and Peabody awards and won the American Film festival's Golden Reel Award for the art film, "Indian Artists of the Southwest." He was director of Southwest Fine Recordings and president of Cinemark Productions and Cine 837 Educational Film Producing Company.

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