luis piedrahita

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interview

by ALEPH MOLINARI

portrait by OLIVIER ZAHM

 

Is magic always manipulation and illusion? Is it a technique or an art? Is it fake or fabulous?

Spanish magician Luis Piedrahita performs new tricks on live television and reveals them at the end of each show. And people still call it magic! Here he tells the truth about magicians.

 

ALEPH MOLINARI — You’ve been working in television for almost 20 years, creating different tricks almost weekly, which is an enormous creative challenge that requires discipline. How is it possible to create a different trick so many times?

LUIS PIEDRAHITA — I’ve been working on…