Juan Tamariz, genio de lo cotidiano y poeta de lo imposible

In every corner of the planet, assemblies of magicians convene: a hotel in Las Vegas, a casino in Paris, a restaurant in El Escorial... Empty tables; in a corner, a couple finishes dessert... In the background, cries, laughter, applause... A tumultuous scene. Hundreds of people seated on chairs, on lamps, or on others, to witness what happens in the center.

In the center stands Juan Tamariz with a deck of cards. He improvises. Magicians and laypeople with mouths agape. No one wants the night to end. That's how it always is - every night. Juan Tamariz was singular. He was an extraordinary showman, both entertaining and profound, tender and devastating. He was the master. Yet, the most memorable aspect of Tamariz was his humility and generosity.

He was always ready to share his most precious treasure: his ideas, knowledge, thought, and love for magic. Juan Tamariz was love for magic and illuminated the path for several generations of magicians. He walked shoulder to shoulder with magicians such as Dai Vernon, Arturo de Ascanio, or Frakson, but his contribution to cartomagic was decisive.

Now, his grand school of magic, run by Ana Tamariz, keeps his legacy warm. Here, in Spain, perhaps due to its proximity, we were never conscious of the importance this bearded man with wild shouts has for magicians around the world. Juan Tamariz reinvented cartomagic, making it exciting, everyday, and more impossible than ever. He invented tricks, structures, and theories that all illusionists on the planet now use.

Magicians worldwide have been left orphaned. At any magician's gathering, anywhere in the world, when Juan Tamariz draws a deck of cards, the world is a better place.