This is incredibly sad information. Paco De Lucia, one of the most famous, most respected and most influential flamenco guitarists has died of a heart attack at the age of 66 only.
He was playing with his children on a beach in Cancun, Mexico, when he suddenly fell ill.
The guitarist’s death was announced by the mayor’s office in Algeciras, southern Spain, where he was born.
Born Francisco Sanchez Gomez on December 21, 1947 in the heart of Spain's flamenco country, de Lucia became one of the world's leading Flamenco artists with jazz, pop and classical influences and the folk tradition. He has had a revolutionary influence on flamenco music both as a composer and as a guitarist.
R.I.P.
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