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Paco de Lucía (flamenco guitarist)

  • Birth

    His father Antonio Sánchez Pecino and his mother Luzía Gomes Gonoalves had their last child named Francisco Sánchez Gómez
  • His first recorded album

    His first recorded album
    It was the first professionally recorded album with his brother Ramón de Algeciras. They formed the group with the name of "Los Chiquitos de Algeciras"
  • He won the International Flamenco Art Competition of Jerez de la Frontera

    It was his first major prize in the world of flamenco
  • Album "Entre dos aguas"

    Album "Entre dos aguas"
    It was a compilation album by guitarist Paco de Lucía published in 1975 in and reissued in 1981 under the record label of Universal Music Spain S.L.
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    Marriage with Casilda Varela Ampuero

    Their marriage resulted in three children named Casilda Sánchez Varela, Lucía Sánchez Varela and Francisco (Curro) Sánchez Varela
  • Performance of the album "Friday Night" In San Francisco

    Performance of the album "Friday Night" In San Francisco
    The performance was on Friday, December 5, 1981 at the Warwick Theatre in San Francisco where Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia played
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    Marriage with Gabriela Canseco

    Their marriage resulted in two children named Antonia Sánchez Canseco y Diego Sánchez Canseco
  • Concert at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Concert at Montreux Jazz Festival
    One of the last most important concerts in which he proved his worth with his group formed by "El Piraña" on percussion, Alain Pérez on bass, Antonio Sánchez second guitar, Antonio Serrano on harmonica and keyboard, singing "Duquende" and David de Jacoba and finally to the dance of Antonio Montoya Flores known as "El Farru"
  • Paco de Lucía "La búsqueda"

    Paco de Lucía "La búsqueda"
    It was a Spanish documentary about the guitarist Paco de Lucía, directed by his son Francisco Sánchez Varela, with Camarón de la Isla and Rubén Blades as Paco de Lucía, who passed away before finishing production.
  • Death

    He died at the age of 66 from a heart attack in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico