Legendary flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia has died of a heart attack in Mexico.<br/> <br />According to a spokesman of Algeciras, his hometown in Spain, de Lucia fell ill when spending time at a beach in Cancun in Mexico.<br/> <br />De Lucia, born Francisco Sanchez Gomez, was 66.<br/> <br />He was known as the ambassador of flamenco -vastly expanding the international audience for the traditional gypsy music, merging it with other musical styles such as jazz and classical guitar.<br/> <br />In honor of the virtuoso the city of Algeciras has decreed two days of official mourning.
