4 recorded performances · 26 September 2026 – 27 September 2026
VII Festival El Rei de la màgia
Fundació Joan Brossa Centre de les Arts Lliures · Barcelona, Catalonia
With Pere Rafart, Dani DaOrtiz, Sergi Buka
Xulio Merino is a close-up magic and comedy magic artist based in Vigo. Television achievements include winning Penn & Teller: Fool Us, successfully stumping the legendary duo with original deceptive artistry.
Xulio Merino is a comedy and close-up magician based in Vigo, specializing in close-up magic and comedy magic. Xulio Merino's career includes fooling Penn & Teller on Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
Xulio Merino is a Vigo-based Galician magician whose close-up work combines original construction, physical comedy and a deliberately chaotic stage personality. A 2026 theatre listing presents Sinsentido Consentido, a ninety-minute survey of his first decade featuring coins, cards, ropes, rubber bands and award-winning sponge magic. Current newspaper coverage describes continuing events, festivals, lectures and international recognition, while a local business directory offers a telephone booking route for customized all-ages shows. Merino appeared twice on Fool Us, earning a trophy on his second visit in 2025.
1 of 2 appearances on Penn & Teller: Fool Us fooled Penn and Teller.
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Fooled Penn & Teller
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Did not fool Penn & Teller
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Search YouTube We haven’t confirmed a clip of this performance yet.FindMagic has documented 4 individually dated public performances at Fundació Joan Brossa Centre de les Arts Lliures in Barcelona in 2026.
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Fundació Joan Brossa Centre de les Arts Lliures · Barcelona, Catalonia
With Pere Rafart, Dani DaOrtiz, Sergi Buka
Sleight of hand at intimate distance — cards, coins, and sleight of hand.
Stand-up comedy integrated with high-level deception.
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