Luis de Matos
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Luis de Matos (born 23 August 1970) is a Portuguese magician.
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[edit] Biography
Luis de Matos was born in 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 near the city of Coimbra. He has a bacharelato degree in agricultural technical engineering from Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (ESAC) - an agriculture school of the Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC).
[edit] Awards
- 1986. "Best Newcomer" award at the seventh Festival of Magic organised by the Portuguese Association of Illusions at Figueira da Foz.
- 1987. Second in Close-Up at the renamed 1st National Congress.
- 1989. Winner in Manipulation at the 2nd National Congress.
- 1999. Magician of the Year, from the Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts.
[edit] Television
- 1990. First professional appearance on a RTP1 (Portuguese national channel) Christmas Special as M/C.
- 1991. A regular, ten minute spot on a morning show (for ten weeks) RTP1.
- 1992. Isto e Magia (this series ran for forty consecutive weeks. RTP1
- 1993. Twenty six Saturday lunchtime shows, RTP1.
- 1994. Noite Magica (Night Magic) series starts in Portugal. RTP1
- 1995. Magiskt Show, Sweden; World's Greatest Magic, NBC USA; Champions of Magic, ABC USA.
[edit] References
Opus Magazine. Magic Magazine. Genii Magazine. O Mundo Magico de Luis de Matos (1995 Deposito legal 93 504/95). www.luisdematos.com.
