I had the occasion to see him at a little place in Madrid specialised on magic shows a couple of decades ago ("La Cripta Magica"). He was already a legend by t

I had the occasion to see him at a little place in Madrid specialised on magic shows a couple of decades ago ("La Cripta Magica"). He was already a legend by then after years and years of TV apparitions here in Spain. After the show, he went down the stage, set up a table in the middle of the venue and asked people to gather around him for a couple of more tricks --obviously this was also part of the show. Those days smoking cigarettes was allowed, and he managed to put some cigarette ashes inside the closed hand of my girlfriend while doing his thing. I was at, what, one meter from him, and knew he was doing something that was not related to the card trick but couldn't for the life of me guess what it would be. He doesn't stop talking, joking, guides your eye to where he wants it to be, throws decoy tricks to make you thing you got him, but then the trick is somewhere else... also a very nice and charming chap. If someone deserves to be called a "magician" it's him!