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

As a cardician - a magician specializing in magic with playing cards - he is very well respected among magicians as an authority in the field of misdirection. Juan Tamariz is considered by many magicians to be the greatest living master of the art.

Juan Tamariz performed at FISM in 2006.

A celebrity of television and stage in Spain and South America, Juan Tamariz is known internationally among magicians as a true master of his art, and one who generously shares his time and knowledge, both in print and in person, with the magic community. He is the author of five critically acclaimed best-selling books in English: The Five Points of Magic, The Magic Way, Sonata, Mnemonica, and Verbal Magic. Along with Arturo de Ascanio, Tamariz has spearheaded a school of thought in close-up magic that has produced FISM award-winning champions and deeply influenced the craft of magic worldwide.


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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

Born Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón
18 October 1942 (age 83)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation Magician
Website juantamariz.org
Juan Tamariz-Martel Negrón (born 18 October 1942) is a Spanish magician.

Tamariz is 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,[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]

Among magicians, Juan Tamariz is also famous for the school of thought in close-up magic, which he founded together with Arturo de Ascanio.[4]

Career
Television
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
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
Spain
Second Prize for Comical Magic, in Congreso Mágico Nacional de Zaragoza, 1962.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
The Madrid City Council awarded him the Gold Medal of the city, May 2019.[8]
International
2° Price on Micromagic, with Juan Antón (routine: Los Mancos), FISM Amsterdam XI, 1970.[9]
1° Price on Close-up Card, FISM Paris XII 1973.[10]
Mention as Magician of the Year, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 1992.[11]
Mention as Performing Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2000.[12]
Special Award on Theory & Philosophy, FISM Beijing XXIV 2009.[13]
Mention as Master Fellowship, by the Academy of Magical Arts, 2012.[14]
The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2013)[15]
See also
List of magicians
References
Hartlaub, Peter (2 December 2001). "Master of illusion, collector of oddities". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
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.
FISM website
"Juan Tamariz - Magicpedia". geniimagazine.com. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
"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.
"El gran premio fue otorgado a "TAMARIZ" de Madrid". El Diario Vasco. Madrid. 2 May 1972. p. 2.
"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.
"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.
"1970 Amsterdam XI World Championships". Amsterdam: FISM. 1970.
"1973 Paris XII World Championships". Paris: FISM. 1973.
"Hall of FAme". AMA. 1992.
"Hall of FAme". AMA. 2000.
"FISM Beijing XXIV World Championships". Beijing: FISM. 2009.
"Hall of FAme". AMA. 2012.
"The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize". The Magic Circle. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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