Juan Tamariz

Juan Tamariz
Cover of Genii (2010)
Born	Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón October 18, 1942 Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Categories	Books by Juan Tamariz

Juan Tamariz (born in Madrid, October 18, 1942) is very well respected among magicians as an authority in the field of misdirection.

Biography

Tamariz is considered by many magicians to be the greatest living master of the art.

A celebrity of television and stage in Spain and South America, Juan Tamariz is known internationally among magicians as a true master of his art, and one who generously shares his time and knowledge, both in print and in person, with the magic community. He is the author of four critically acclaimed best-selling books in English: The Five Points of Magic, The Magic Way, Sonata and Mnemonica. Along with Arturo de Ascanio, Tamariz has spearheaded a school of thought in close-up magic that has produced FISM award-winning champions and deeply influenced the craft of magic worldwide.

Juan Tamariz performed at FISM in 2006.

Quotes

"My main goal is to fascinate the audience into thinking that they are dreaming, even if this is only for a few seconds."

Books

• Monedas, monedas... (y monedas) (1969, CYMYS).
• Truki-cartomagia (1970, CYMYS). In collaboration with Ramón Varela
• Aprenda Usted Magia (1973, CYMYS).
• Magia en el Bar (1975, CYMYS).
• Magicolor: (la magia del cambio de color) (1977, CYMYS).
• The Five Points in Magic (1982,Editorial Frakson).
  • Revised (1988, Editorial Frakson).
  • Reprinted (2007, Hermetic Press).
• Por arte de magia: Historia de los autómatas precedida de la historia de la prestidigitación y manipulación. (1982, Puntual).
• The Magic Way (1988, Editorial Frakson).
  • Reprinted (2014, Hermetic Press).
• Sonata: Música Bruja Vol I (1989, Editorial Frakson).
  • Donald Lehn, tr., Bewitched Music, Vol. 1: Sonata, (1991, Editorial Frakson).
• Secretos de magia potagia. Volumen 2 de La biblioteca encantada de Juan Tamariz. (1990, Editorial Frakson).
• La sangre del turco. Volumen 3 de La biblioteca encantada de Juan Tamariz. (1990, Editorial Frakson).
• El Mundo mágico de Tamariz (1991, Ediciones del Prado).
• La magia del falso pulgar: (teoría, técnica y práctica) (1992, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz).
• Sinfonía en mnemónica mayor: la baraja mnemónica de Tamariz. Volumen 2 de Música bruja (2000, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz)
  • English Version: Mnemonica (2004, Hermetic Press).
• Por arte de verbimagia (2005, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz)
  • English Version: Verbal Magic (2008, Hermetic Press).
• El Arcoiris Mágico (2016, Gema Navarro).
  • English Version: The Magic Rainbow (2019).

References

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• Cover Genii 1993 May
• The Linking Ring, Vol. 73, No. 9, September 1993, Juan Tamariz, by Jim Krenz, page 56
• Cover Genii 1995 January
• Cover Genii 2002 October
• Cover Genii 2010 November
• http://www.all-about-magicians.com/juan-tamariz.html

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