World-famous Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia has died of a heart attack in Mexico. He was 66 years old.

He was born in Algeciras in 1947 to flamenco guitarist Antonio Sanchez, who was of Gypsy origin. He started playing the guitar from the age of five and became famous for a series of impeccable flamenco albums released in the 1970s. He was also an accomplished Classical and Jazz player. His home town across the Bay has announced two days of official mourning.

In 2004, Paco de Lucia was awarded Spain's prestigious Asturias Prize for Art as the "most universal of flamenco artists".

His most widely recognized work is “Entre Dos Aguas.”

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