from flamenco's largest guitarist Paco de Lucia, or the real name of Francisco Sanchez Gomez, the boy 5. family on December 21, 1947, a port city in the southern region of Andalusia in Spain Algeciras was born. His father, an amateur guitarist Antonio Sanchez, Paco and his brothers were encouraged at a young age and went into Paco 5 years of hard work. Her stage name in memory of his mother, Lucia Gomez's changing as Paco de Lucia, the first performance in 1958, a local radio station Radio Algeciras with his brother Pepe made to accompany the song said. The following year he won the prestigious Jerez de la Frontera in a guitar contest and made his first record in 1961.

In 1963, the group entered the dancer Jose Greco and attended concerts in different countries. Niño Ricardo and Mario Escudero affecting itself as one of New York virtuoso guitarist who met Sabicas'l. After returning to Spain he moved to Madrid with his family in 1964; He made two albums with Ricardo Modrego next year and the "Festival Flamenco Gitano" participated in the

Modrego next year and the "Festival Flamenco Gitano" participated in the lgeciras.