Juan Tamariz

Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón (born 18 October 1942, Madrid) known professionally as Juan Tamariz or just Tamariz, is a Spanish magician.

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 (12/12/2001)
Born
Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón

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

American stage magician Ricky Jay once said he considered Tamariz a magician people will remember.[1] Tamariz performed at FISM in 2006 Stockholm, 2009 Beijing China, 2015 Rimini Italy and 2018 Busan South Korea.[2]

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.

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).
  • 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)
  • Por arte de verbimagia (2005, Producciones Mágicas Tamariz)
  • El Arcoiris Mágico (2016, Gema Navarro).
    • English Version: The Magic Rainbow (2019).

Awards

Spain
  • Second Prize in Congreso Mágico Nacional de Zaragoza, 1962.
  • As de Cartomagia (Ace of card magic) in the first magical contest of Madrid.
  • Great Prize in the IV Congreso Nacional de Magia de San Sebastián, April 1972.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • The Madrid City Council awarded him the Gold Medal of the city, May 2019.[5]

International
  • 2° Price on Micromagic, with Juan Antón (routine: Los Mancos), FISM Amsterdam XI 1970.[6]
  • 1° Price on Close-up Card, FISM Paris XII 1973.[7]
  • Mention as Magician of the Year, by the Academy of Magical Arts 1992.[8]
  • Mention as Performing Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts 2000.[9]
  • Special Award on Theory & Philosophy, FISM Beijing XXIV 2009.[10]
  • Mention as Master Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts 2012.[11]
  • The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2013)[12]

See also

References
  1. Hartlaub, Peter (2 December 2001). "Master of illusion, collector of oddities". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. FISM website
  3. "El gran premio fue otorgado a "TAMARIZ" de Madrid". El Diario Vasco. Madrid. 2 May 1972. p. 2.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "1970 Amsterdam XI World Championships". Amsterdam: FISM. 1970.
  7. "1973 Paris XII World Championships". Paris: FISM. 1973.
  8. "Hall of FAme". AMA. 1992.
  9. "Hall of FAme". AMA. 2000.
  10. "FISM Beijing XXIV World Championships". Beijing: FISM. 2009.
  11. "Hall of FAme". AMA. 2012.
  12. "The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize". The Magic Circle. Retrieved 2017-12-29.


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