A sensation throughout Europe, El Mago Pop takes levitation up a notch
by Dai Vernon. It transformed the course of his life. In an instant the boy from Badia del Vallès, a town outside Barcelona, became enchanted with magic and illusions. “I became obsessed with sleight of hand,” says Díaz. “I practiced with cards and coins for hours and hours.”He credits the book for not only teaching him magic and card skills but for igniting this fierce inner desire within him to be persistent and patient with practicing.
Díaz, whose goes by the name “El Mago Pop” would go on to be a sensation performing his illusionist show throughout Europe. His productions are so successful they have been seen by close to three million theatergoers., have been broadcast in nearly 200 countries. He even owns the theater Teatre Tívoli in Barcelona where he does his shows. Plus the Barcelona-based Level Airlines have adorned its Airbus A330 with his image and logo.
Just this month, after a sold out engagement at Branson Magic Theater, a Missouri theater that he also owns, El Mago Pop opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. Díaz describes the show as a “celebration of life, happiness and joy.”Without giving too much away, Díaz, 37, performs how-did-he-do-that teleportation, levitation and astonishing card tricks. “For a boy from a small town in Barcelona, being on Broadway is the closest thing to stepping on the moon.
I want to do what seems impossible. I also look at very impactful illusions. When I choose a new trick I think it’s going to be the best in the show. And then the next week I think this next trick will be the best in the show. And that's how I try to improve the show each day. My goal is to make the impossible possible and build a love story with Broadway.You own your own theaters in Barcelona and Branson. What inspires you to be so entrepreneurial?Love inspires me. Because I love theaters.
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