Juan Tamariz
Juan Manuel Tamariz-Martel Negrón (18 October 1942 – 18 August 2026) was a Spanish magician. Tamariz was considered to have pioneered close-up card magic. American stage magician Ricky Jay once said he considered him to be a magician people will remember, and he was referred to as "the greatest and most influential card magician alive" by David Blaine.
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Juan Tamariz
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- Name
- Juan Tamariz
- Birth Name
- Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón
- Born
- 18 October 1942
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
- Died
- 18 August 2026
- Occupation
- Magician
- Full name
- Juan Manuel Tamariz-Martel Negrón.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Fields
- card manipulation.
- Teachers
- Arturo de Ascanio.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Juan Manuel Tamariz-Martel Negrón (18 October 1942 – 18 August 2026) was a Spanish magician. Tamariz was considered to have pioneered close-up card magic. American stage magician Ricky Jay once said he considered him to be a magician people will remember, and he was referred to as "the greatest and most influential card magician alive" by David Blaine.
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Biography
Biography
Tamariz performed at FISM in 2006 in Stockholm, 2009 in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2015 in Rimini, Italy, and 2018 in Busan, South Korea. 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. Among magicians, Juan Tamariz was also famous for the school of thought in close-up magic, which he founded together with Arturo de Ascanio.
La alcaldesa de Madrid, Manuela Carmena, asistió ayer a la apertura de la IX edición del Festival Internacional de Magia en el Teatro Circo Price, con Jorge Blass como maestro de ceremonias y con la presencia de magos de todo el mundo. El arranque del festival estuvo marcado con un reconocimiento muy especial: la entrega del Premio Madrid Ciudad Mágica a Juan Tamariz, el maestro madrileño, estudio
Diario de Madrid · Diario de Madrid - Carmena entrega a Juan Tamariz el galardón a toda una vida en la magia
La alcaldesa de Madrid, Manuela Carmena, ha entregado esta mañana, como es tradicional en la festividad de San Isidro, las Medallas de Oro de Madrid, la distinción que otorga el Ayuntamiento de la capital a aquellas personas e instituciones que, además de haber destacado en sus respectivos campos, poseen una vinculación especial con la ciudad. Este año, los galardonados han sido la cantaora Carmen
Diario de Madrid · Diario de Madrid - El Ayuntamiento premia a Carmen Linares, Juan Tamariz, ‘El Roto’ y la Mesa de las Pensiones con la Medalla de Oro de Madrid
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Juan Tamariz • Birth Name — Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón • Born — 18 October 1942 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Died — 18 August 2026 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Magician
Early years
Early years
Tamariz was born in Madrid on 18 October 1942. He pursued an interest in magic from childhood. As a teenager he was mentored by members of the Spanish Society of Illusionism. He studied physics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid but did not complete a degree. Later he attended a film school that closed before he could graduate. He turned to magic full-time, performing at beach resorts.
Television career
Television career
Tamariz received his big break in 1975 when he was hired to star in the show Magic Time on Televisión Española. He appeared regularly on Spanish television over the span of almost 2 decades. In 1994, he appeared on the NBC special The World’s Greatest Magic. Screening in theatres in 2024, the documentary Lost In The Shuffle visits magicians, including Tamariz, to explore their favourite card tricks.
Death
Death
Juan Tamariz died at San Carlos Hospital, Madrid, on 18 August 2026, aged 83.
Spain
Spain
• Second Prize for Comical Magic, in Congreso Mágico Nacional de Zaragoza, 1962. • 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. • 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. • The Madrid City Council awarded him the Gold Medal of the city, May 2019.
International
International
• 2° Prize on Micromagic, with Juan Antón (routine: Los Mancos), FISM Amsterdam XI, 1970. • 1° Prize on Close-up Card, FISM Paris XII 1973. • Mention as Magician of the Year, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 1992. • Mention as Performing Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2000. • Special Award on Theory & Philosophy, FISM Beijing XXIV 2009. • Mention as Master Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2012. • The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2013)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Juan Tamariz was recorded at birth as Juan Manuel Tamariz-Martel Negrón. The authorities additionally record the headings Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón, Tamariz and Juan Tamariz-Martel Negron. His recorded language was Spanish. One child is recorded: Ana Tamariz.
Identity
Identity
Juan Tamariz is recorded with the occupation television presenter. Recorded as television presenter, writer, magician and illusionist.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1942
Juan Tamariz was born on 18 October 1942.
2026
Juan Tamariz died on 18 August 2026.
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San Fernando.
Residences
Madrid.
Birth place
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). • 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).
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Formation and teaching. He trained under Arturo de Ascanio. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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