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| Spanish Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66 | Spanish Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia dies at 66 |
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| World-renowned Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia has died aged 66 in Mexico, reportedly of a heart attack while playing with his children on a beach. | World-renowned Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia has died aged 66 in Mexico, reportedly of a heart attack while playing with his children on a beach. |
| The death of one of the most celebrated flamenco guitarists was announced by the mayor's office in Algeciras in southern Spain, where he was born. | The death of one of the most celebrated flamenco guitarists was announced by the mayor's office in Algeciras in southern Spain, where he was born. |
| He is said to have died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. | He is said to have died in the Mexican resort of Cancun. |
| Famous for a series of flamenco albums in the 1970s, he also crossed over into classical and jazz guitar. | Famous for a series of flamenco albums in the 1970s, he also crossed over into classical and jazz guitar. |
| He also worked on films by Spanish director Carlos Saura, notably appearing in his 1983 version of Carmen, which won a UK Bafta award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1985. | |
| Algeciras is to hold two days of official mourning, a city spokesman was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. | |
| He had lived both in Mexico and in Spain in recent years. | |
| News of his death became the top trend among Spanish users of Twitter. "Rest in peace," wrote one tweeter. "You'll teach the angels to play guitar!" | |
| "One of my heroes died today," wrote another. "One of the best musicians ever." |