Magicana of Havana (book) – Jose de la Torre

Jose de la Torre’s first book features the magic he performed professionally for many years. It includes his thoughts on jumbo cards, his coin act, his rope routine, and lots of other neat tricks. Section one contains routines using Jumbo cards. You will learn: Oil And Water, Follow The Leader, Oil And Water Reversed, Impossible Discovery, Oil And Water Finale, The Three Diamonds And The Queen, plus techniques for doing various sleights and counts with Jumbo cards. Section two is Jose’s Coin Act, which features appearances, transpositions, vanishes and flourishes. Section three is a rope routine which embodies all of the known rope sequences, cut, restore, stretch, knots, professor’s Nightmare, etc. includes additional ideas by Ed Mishell.

Contents:

Cards: Oil & Water, Oil & Water Reversed and Finale, Jumbo Cards 4 as 4 and Special 4 as 4, The Aces Follow the Leader, Triumphant Aces and the Leader, Again the Aces and the Leader, Impossible Discovery, The Three Diamonds and the Queen.

Coins: Four Coin Appearance, Four Coins to Glass Bombshell, Four Coin Vanish, My Roll Down, Sponge – Coin Palm, Rear Back Palm (two methods).

Ropes: New Professors Nightmare (including Cutting the Rope, The False Count, The Illusion of the Short, Medium and Long Ropes, The Triple A Illusion, The Paramount Long Rope Illusion), Knots To You! (The sliding knot).

Listen to what they’re saying about Magicana of Havana:

George Schindler – “The Jumbo Card Routine is worth the price of the book.”

Ed Mishell – “This book comprises a lifetime of study on practical, visual and novel close-up and platform effects with coins, cards and ropes. This is a worthwhile addition to your magic library and knowledge.”

Frank Garcia – “Magicana of Havana contains some of the most refreshing new ideas and effects that I ever found in a new book. In a class by itself – a must for all sleight of hand workers.”

This book is published and written by Jose De La Torre and edited by Marc Tessler. It is an 80 page book, soft bound, with 247 illustrations.