 It is the work of sculptor Sandino and was funded with revenues from sales of a tribute album they recorded in 1972, in which a group of recording artists such as Paco de Lucia, Sabicas and Ricardo's son performed songs by Ricardo.In 2004, celebrations of the 100 years since the birth of Niño Ricardo were held in southern Spain.In 2005, they raised a monument and a plaque in the Plaza del Cristo de Burgos, near where Ricardo was born.