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Luís de Matos

Luís de Matos (born 23 August 1970, full name Luís Manuel Curcialeiro Godinho de Matos)[1] is a Portuguese magician. He has been called “the best known illusionist in Portugal”[1] and was the co-winner of the "Golden Grolla" in 2013 alongside Lu Chen and Dynamo.[2]

He was the youngest magician ever to receive "The Devant Award" from The Magic Circle (October 19, 2013).[3]

Life and career

Luis de Matos was born in Maputo, then called Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, in 1970, a Portuguese overseas province until 1975. At the age of five he moved with his parents to Portugal where the family settled in Avelar, a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião.[1] At age 14, he moved to Coimbra to complete his technical studies, living with his cousins.[1] There, he earned a bachelor's degree (B.Ag) in agricultural technical engineering from Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (ESAC) part of the Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC).[1]

He had his first guest appearances on television in 1990; then two years later hosted his own television series entitled "Isto é Magia!" ("This is Magic").[2] This was followed by several other TV magic shows.[1]

In 1995 Luis de Matos predicted the winning numbers of Portugal’s national lottery one week's time in advance and, as one journalist put it, went overnight “from being ‘the cute kid who does tricks’ into the David Copperfield of Portugal.”[4]

In the following years, he won several international prizes such as the "Magician of the year" (Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts − 1999) and the “Mandrake d’or” (French Society of Magicians − 2000).[2]

In 2003, he cooperated in preparing the opening ceremony for the Estádio do Dragão in Porto. During that ceremony, he had bags with pieces of blue silk distributed to the audience and asked them to hold the pieces aloft simultaneous. Then, he made all the some 52,000 pieces of silk vanish, a trick that entered the Guinness Book of Records.[4]

Luis de Matos has made appearances and started as a regular in TV shows worldwide like "Shalakabula" in Spain, BBC ”The Magicians”, and its latest Spanish version “Por Arte de Magia”.[5] He had a program for ten years on TVG.[1]

In 2010, in collaboration with David Britland and Marco Tempest, Luis de Matos organized The Essential Magic Conference, at that time the first online magic conference.[2] His most ambitious project to date is the creation of ESTÚDIO33 in Ansião, at the same time a TV studio, workshop, documentation center, and museum.[1]

Luis de Matos "Special Fellowship Award" by the Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts, April 2013.

In 2013 Luis de Matos received his third award by the Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts, the “Special Fellowship Award."[6]

Luís de Matos organizes the annual “Street Magic Festivals” in Portugal.[7]

Television

Tours

The Illusionists 2.0[8]

Releases

Books

DVDs

Magic Kits

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Freitas de Sousa, Augusto (1 April 2018). "Luís de Matos—Abracadabra". UP Magazine. Lisbon: TAP. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Arts: Magician Luis de Matos awarded the Golden Grolla Prize—Italy". Portuguese American Journal. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ Pilar, Patricia (11 November 2019). "Luís de Matos—Impossível Live". Portugal News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Lynch, Donal (27 February 2017). "Predicting winning Lottery numbers... now that's magic". Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Luis de Matos, el rey del escapismo". Antena3. April 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "Magik, iluzjonista Luís de Matos: "Obiecuję kłamać i zawsze to robię"". Naszemiasto. Warsaw. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "RTP Notícias". RTP Notícias.
  8. ^ https://www.facebook.com/TheIllusionists2.0 [user-generated source]
  9. ^ "Her Majesty's Theatre". Adelaide Festival Centre. 24 January 2013.
  10. ^ "Sydney Opera House". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  11. ^ "Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)". www.qpac.com.au.
  12. ^ "Auditorio Nacional". Archived from the original on 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  13. ^ "Skip Ink - Getting Your Promotion To The Crowds". www.skip.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
  14. ^ "Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi - the 7 Star Hotel of the Emirati Capitol". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  15. ^ "Home". dwtc.com. February 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "Anasayfa". Zorlu Center.
  17. ^ "Home | Arts Centre Melbourne". www.artscentremelbourne.com.au.
  18. ^ "Accommodation Restaurants Hotels Casino - Crown Perth".
  19. ^ "Royal Paragon Hall".
  20. ^ "Hong Kong Cultural Centre".
  21. ^ "Singapore Sands Theatre".
  22. ^ "Foliés Bergére".
  23. ^ "Heinken Music Hall".
  24. ^ a b "Crocus City Hall".
  25. ^ "Admiralspalast". 28 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Zénith de Strasbourg".
  27. ^ "Zénith de Lille".
  28. ^ "Stadsschouwburg".
  29. ^ "Capitole Gent".
  30. ^ a b "La Halle Tony Garnier".
  31. ^ "Forest National".
  32. ^ "Bord Gáis Energy Theatre".
  33. ^ "Palácio de Congresos".
  34. ^ "Palais des Congrés".
  35. ^ "Kongresové Centrum".
  36. ^ "Cyzouka-Arena".
  37. ^ "National Palace of Arts".
  38. ^ "National Palace of Arts".
  39. ^ "Le Dôme".
  40. ^ "Zenith de Lille".
  41. ^ "Grimaldi Forum".
  42. ^ "Geneva Arena".
  43. ^ "Zenith de Toulouse".
  44. ^ [=Mètropole Arena =Mètropole Arena]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  45. ^ ""The Merlin Award to magic is what the Oscar is to the movies."".
  46. ^ "Luís de Matos distinguido em Hollywood pela terceira vez". Lux.
  47. ^ "Diário de Coimbra". Diário de Coimbra.
  48. ^ "Information, news and events from The Magic Circle". themagiccircle.co.uk.

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