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Juan Tamariz

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tamariz-Martel and the second or maternal family name is Negrón.
Juan Tamariz
Juan Tamariz in a show in Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura (12 December 2001)
Born
Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón

(1942-10-18) 18 October 1942 (age 82)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationMagician
Websitejuantamariz.org

Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón (born 18 October 1942) is a Spanish magician.

Tamariz is considered to have pionereed close-up card magic. American stage magician Ricky Jay once said he considered him to be a magician people will remember,[1] and he was referred to as "the greatest and most influential card magician alive" by David Blaine.[2] Tamariz performed at FISM in 2006 in Stockholm, 2009 in Beijing, China, 2015 in Rimini, Italy and 2018 in Busan, South Korea.[3][failed verification]

A celebrity of television and stage in Spain and South America, Tamariz has authored six books translated into English: The Five Points in Magic, The Magic Way, Sonata, Mnemonica, Verbal Magic, and The Magic Rainbow.[citation needed]

Career

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Television

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Tamariz appeared regularly on Spanish television over the span of almost 2 decades.[2]

In 1994, he appeared on the NBC special The World’s Greatest Magic.[2]

Screening in theatres in 2024, the documentary Lost In The Shuffle sees Shawn Farquhar explore the centuries old mysteries hidden in a deck of cards, while visiting fellow magicians, including Juan Tamariz, to explore their favourite card tricks.

Books

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  • 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).
  • Enciclopedia del forzaje (1980, Self Published — photocopy).
  • Los Cinco Puntos Mágicos (1982,Editorial Frakson).
    • Revised (1988, Editorial Frakson).
    • Revised (2005, Editorial Frakson).
    • English Version: The Five Points in Magic (2007, Hermetic Press).
  • Por arte de magia: Historia de los autómatas precedida de la historia de la prestidigitación y manipulación. (1982, Puntual).
  • La Vía Mágica (1988, Editorial Frakson).
    • Second Edition, Spanish (2011, Editorial Frakson).
    • English Version: The Magic Way (2014, Hermetic Press).
  • Sonata: Música Bruja Vol I (1989, Editorial Frakson).
    • English Version: Bewitched Music, Vol. 1: Sonata, translation: Donald Lehn, (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).

Awards

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Spain

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  • Second Prize for Comical Magic, in Congreso Mágico Nacional de Zaragoza, 1962.[4]
  • As de Cartomagia (Ace of card magic) in the first magical contest of Madrid, 1968.
  • Great Prize in the IV Congreso Nacional de Magia de San Sebastián, April 1972.[5]
  • The Council of Ministers of Spain awarded him the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts), April 2011.[6]
  • The Madrid City Council awarded him the Gold Medal of the city, May 2019.[7]

International

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  • 2° Price on Micromagic, with Juan Antón (routine: Los Mancos), FISM Amsterdam XI, 1970.[8]
  • 1° Price on Close-up Card, FISM Paris XII 1973.[9]
  • Mention as Magician of the Year, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 1992.[10]
  • Mention as Performing Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2000.[11]
  • Special Award on Theory & Philosophy, FISM Beijing XXIV 2009.[12]
  • Mention as Master Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2012.[13]
  • The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2013)[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hartlaub, Peter (2 December 2001). "Master of illusion, collector of oddities". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Haider, Shuja (2 January 2023). "The Man Who Made Spain the Magic Capital of the World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ FISM website
  4. ^ "IV CONGRESO MAGICO NACIONAL" (PDF). Secretaría Permanente de Congresos Mágicos Nacionales de España (in Spanish). 1962. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "El gran premio fue otorgado a "TAMARIZ" de Madrid". El Diario Vasco. Madrid. 2 May 1972. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo del Consejo de Ministros de 8 de abril de 2011. Concesión de las Medallas de Oro al mérito de las Bellas Artes 2010". La Moncloa. Spain. 24 November 2011.
  7. ^ "El Ayuntamiento premia a Carmen Linares, Juan Tamariz, 'El Roto' y la Mesa de las Pensiones con la Medalla de Oro de Madrid". Madrid: Diario de Madrid. 15 May 2019.
  8. ^ "1970 Amsterdam XI World Championships". Amsterdam: FISM. 1970.
  9. ^ "1973 Paris XII World Championships". Paris: FISM. 1973.
  10. ^ "Hall of FAme". AMA. 1992.
  11. ^ "Hall of FAme". AMA. 2000.
  12. ^ "FISM Beijing XXIV World Championships". Beijing: FISM. 2009.
  13. ^ "Hall of FAme". AMA. 2012.
  14. ^ "The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize". The Magic Circle. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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