Paco de Lucía

Summary

Paco de Lucía is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Algeciras^[2]. He was born on December 21, 1947^[3]. He passed away in Playa del Carmen^[4]. He died on February 25, 2014^[5]. He worked as a guitarist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], jazz guitarist^[9], and classical guitarist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,326 views/month, #6,671 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Paco de Lucía's place of birth was Algeciras^[2].
• Paco de Lucía passed away in Playa del Carmen^[4].
• Paco de Lucía died in Cancun^[12].
• Paco de Lucía was born on December 21, 1947^[3].
• Paco de Lucía was born on 1947^[13].
• Paco de Lucía died on February 25, 2014^[5].
• Paco de Lucía died on 2014^[14].
• Paco de Lucía's father was Antonio Sánchez Pecino^[15].
• Paco de Lucía held citizenship in Spain^[16].
• Paco de Lucía worked as a guitarist^[6].
• Paco de Lucía's professions included composer^[7].
• Paco de Lucía worked as a jazz musician^[8].
• Paco de Lucía's professions included jazz guitarist^[9].
• Paco de Lucía worked as a classical guitarist^[10].
• Paco de Lucía worked as a film score composer^[17].
• A notable student of Paco de Lucía was Juan Martín^[18].
• Paco de Lucía received the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[19].
• Paco de Lucía received the Dearest Son of Cádiz province^[20].
• Paco de Lucía received the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[21].
• Paco de Lucía received the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year^[22].
• Paco de Lucía received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album^[23].
• Paco de Lucía received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album^[24].
• Paco de Lucía is recorded as male^[25].
• Paco de Lucía's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Paco de Lucía's genre is jazz^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: ES^[29]

• Began / founded: 1947-12-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2014-02-25^[31]

• Genre(s): flamenco, flamenco jazz, jazz, latin jazz, modern classical^[32]

• Community tags: flamenco, flamenco jazz, flamenco nuevo, jazz, latin jazz, modern classical, spanish classical music, spanish guitar^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7bc8dd01-35ea-4b18-a64d-3a364dc76a52^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Algeciras^[2], Paco de Lucía… Recorded date of birth include December 21, 1947^[3] and 1947^[13]. His father was Antonio Sánchez Pecino^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], jazz guitarist^[9], classical guitarist^[10], and film score composer^[17]. A notable student of Paco de Lucía was Juan Martín^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[19], an art prize^[35], in Spain^[36], founded in 1981^[37]; Dearest Son of Cádiz province^[20], a title of honor^[38], in Spain^[39]; Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[21], an art prize^[40], in Spain^[41], founded in 1969^[42]; Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year^[22], a class of music award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 2000^[45]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Flamenco Album^[23], a class of award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 2000^[48]; and Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Jazz Album of the Year^[49], a class of award^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1994^[52].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 25, 2014^[5] and 2014^[14]. Recorded place of death include Playa del Carmen^[4], a locality of Mexico^[53], in Mexico^[54], founded in 1937^[55] and Cancun^[12], a locality of Mexico^[56], in Mexico^[57], founded in 1970^[58]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[59].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Paco de Lucía include he^[60], a metro station^[61], in Spain^[62], founded in 2018^[63].

Why It Matters

Paco de Lucía ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,326 views/month, #6,671 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include he^[60], a metro station^[61], in Spain^[62], founded in 2018^[63].

FAQs

Where was Paco de Lucía born?

Paco de Lucía was born in Algeciras^[2].

Where did Paco de Lucía die?

Paco de Lucía passed away in Playa del Carmen^[4].

Who were Paco de Lucía's parents?

Paco de Lucía's father was Antonio Sánchez Pecino^[15].

What did Paco de Lucía do for work?

Paco de Lucía worked as guitarist^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], jazz guitarist^[9], and classical guitarist^[10].

What awards did Paco de Lucía receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts^[19], Dearest Son of Cádiz province^[20], Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts^[21], and Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year^[22].