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Paco de Lucía, (Francisco Sánchez Gómez), Spanish guitarist (born Dec. 21, 1947, Algeciras, Spain—died Feb. 26, 2014, Cancún, Mex.), was regarded as the foremost flamenco guitarist of his generation; he greatly extended both the reach and the vocabulary of the traditional Andalusian music and combined astonishing virtuosity with deep passion in his performances. De Lucía began playing guitar as a small child under the guidance of his father, who played the instrument in flamenco venues. As a teenager he toured with José Greco’s flamenco dance company. De Lucía won plaudits for the more than 10 albums (beginning in 1969) that he recorded with renowned flamenco vocalist Camerón de la Isla. In addition, he worked with jazz guitarists John McLaughlin of Britain and Al Di Meola of the U.S. and with Brazilian percussionist Rubem Dantas, who introduced the Peruvian cajón, a six-sided box drum.
De Lucía’s most popular recording in Spain, the rumba-inflected “Entre dos aguas,” was released in 1973. His acclaimed albums include El duende flamenco de Paco de Lucía (1972), Friday Night in San Francisco (with McLaughlin and Di Meola; 1981), Siroco (1987), and Cositas buenas (2004). In 2014 he won a posthumous best album Latin Grammy for Canción Andaluza. De Lucía was honoured with the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts (1992) and the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts (2004).
