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Paco de Lucía’s sixtieth birthday is celebrated in Algeciras with a seminar
Paco de Lucía (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

Paco de Lucía’s sixtieth birthday is celebrated in Algeciras with a seminar. Artists, researchers and writers gather from March 24th to 28th, 2008 at the Fundación José Luis Cano’s Assembly Hall of Algeciras City Hall “to talk about the maestro behind his back”. Artists like his brothers Pepe de Lucía and Ramón de Algeciras, Manolo Sanlúcar, Paco Cepero, Gerardo Núñez, Flores el Gaditano, Fosforito and Joaquín Grilo; scholars, producers, writers and journalists such as Enrique Montiel, Ricardo Pachón, Juan José Téllez, José Luis Ortiz Nuevo, Juan Manuel Suárez Japón, Fermín Lobatón and Silvia Calado have been called on to share experiences, news, memories and reflections related to the guitarist. ‘Paco de Lucía and Classical Music’, ‘Paco de Lucía and Camarón’, ‘Guitar, in Times of Paco de Lucía’ and ‘Paco, in the World’ are some of the titles of the round-tables scheduled. At the same time, a display of caricatures by Andrés Vázquez de Sola entitled ‘Paco y los suyos’ opens in the Cádiz-area town as well as the educational exhibit ‘Memoria de Paco’ which, designed by graphic designer Kiko Galeote, includes texts by numerous authors and photos by Pepe Lamarca, José Luis Roca and Daniel Muñoz, among others.