Paco de Lucena, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paco de Lucena

Spanish flamenco guitarist

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1859

Place of Birth: Lucena, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 24-May-1898

Profession: barber, musician, tocaor, tocaora

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Paco de Lucena, born Franscico Diaz Fernandez (1859-1898 in Lucena) was a Spanish guitarist, and one of the most influential flamenco players of the late nineteenth century. He influenced a number of classical and flamenco guitarists, who emerged early in the twentieth century as interest in the guitar revived. Paco de Lucena died when Andrés Segovia was five.
When Segovia began playing, a year later, his first guitar was one played by Lucena.On 27–31 May 2009, the 150th anniversary of Lucena's birth was celebrated with a flamenco concert in Lucena Castle.