Music · Art · 1947–2014
Paco de Lucía — Age & Birthday
Born: 21 December 1947 · Died: 25 February 2014 · Age at death: 66
How old was Paco de Lucía when he died?
Paco de Lucía died aged 66. He was born on 21 December 1947 and died on 25 February 2014.
Influential Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer
Did you know?Despite being a world-renowned virtuoso, he famously could not read a single note of sheet music for most of his professional career.
Francisco Gustavo Sánchez Gómez (Spanish:; 21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (Spanish:), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz.
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- Age at death
- 66
- Would be
- 78
- Years since death
- 12
- Born
- December 21, 1947 · Algeciras, Spain
- Died
- February 25, 2014
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Known for
- Music, Art
Family
- Father
- Antonio Sánchez Pecino
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- Born on December 21Born on December 21 too? You share your birthday with Paco de Lucía, Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Disraeli and 23 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on February 25Paco de Lucía is remembered every February 25, along with 8 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Paco de Lucía was bornA newspaper front page for 21 December 1947, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayPaco de Lucía would be 78 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryPaco de Lucía's 79th birthday is in 55 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!79th
- Death anniversaryThe 13th anniversary of Paco de Lucía's death is in 121 days. A moment to remember their legacy.13th
- Sagittarius zodiac signSagittarius people are known for being adventurous, optimistic and philosophical. Are you a Sagittarius like Paco de Lucía? Meet others who share your star sign.Zodiac
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