Paco de Lucía

To me, Paco de Lucía is one of those rare artists who didn't just master a tradition but pushed it somewhere new without betraying it. Coming out of Algeciras, he took flamenco guitar and opened it up to jazz and classical worlds, and you can hear both the discipline and the danger in every phrase. What moves me isn't the famous speed of his fingers but the emotional weight he packed into each note. The Princess of Asturias Award felt entirely earned. His death in 2014 was a genuine loss, yet that sound keeps echoing. A true, restless master.

Name (English)

Paco de Lucía

Name (Japanese)

パコ・デ・ルシア

Reading

ぱこ・で・るしあ

Born

December 21, 1947 – February 25, 2014

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Boar

Origin

Algeciras, Cádiz Province, Spain

Occupation

guitarist / composer / jazz musician / jazz guitarist / classical guitarist

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
• 1997 Dearest Son of Cádiz province
• 1992 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
• 2014 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year
• 2004 Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album
• 2012 Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album
• 2005 Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Jazz Album of the Year
• 2015 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://pacodelucia.org
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco%20de%20Luc%C3%ADa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153300

Tags

• Cádiz Province
• guitarist
• composer
• jazz musician

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.