The Finest Magic of Pedro Lacerda

Legacy of a Spiritual Son in memory of Arturo de Ascanio

2023
Written by Francisco Mousinho
Work of Pedro Lacerda
300 pages (Hardcover), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
53 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
Francisco Mousinho 01. Some words from the Author
9
Armando Gómez 02. Foreword
15
Helder Guimarães 03. Preface
19
Pedro Lacerda 04. Introduction
  • A Word for the Author
  • Arturo de Ascanio, My Greatest Reference
  • Not Forgetting
  • Family
  • Friends and Institutions
  • The Book
 		25
Francisco Mousinho 05. Early Years on Pedro Lacerda
 		33
Francisco Mousinho 06. Meeting Arturo de Ascanio on Pedro Lacerda
 		43
Rui Fernandes, Pedro Lacerda 07. Iberian Magic Q&A
63
08. Lacerda's Repertoire
89
Pedro Lacerda Macao Aces Jazz Aces variation
 		90
Pedro Lacerda In-the-Hands Spread-Out packet is turned over and spread out, bottom cards stay as one
 		92
Pedro Lacerda D'Amico Spread Variation with four cards which are spread out as three with a double in the center
 		93
Dai Vernon Through-the-Fist Flourish
98
Pedro Lacerda Aces 0 to 10 small numbers are named at the performer cuts the deck that many times, each time at the wanted number an Ace shows up face up on the last cut
 		102
Dai Vernon One-Handed Tabled Slip Cut
102
Pedro Lacerda Color Change second card is brought to top over the front
 		104
Pedro Lacerda Super Flash Triumph deck spread and fanned with reversed cards angled, then reveal à la Brainweave
Related to 106
Pedro Lacerda Ambitious Tear-off Plus corner is torn from selection, it comes to top, card is then restored and all the other cards have a corner missing
Inspired by 112
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda's Spellbount two signed cards transpose repeatedly between pocket and hand
  • Phase 1
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
 		120
Palm Change
122
Pedro Lacerda Card Change card at fingertip of left hand, card is palmed and replaced by card from right-hand palm
 		122
Pedro Lacerda The Dividing Switch switched in from left hand classic palm, switched-out card ends up in right-hand Tenkai palm
Related to 125
Pedro Lacerda Switch from Tenkai Palm switched in from right hand Tenkai palm, switched-out card ends up in left-hand classic palm
 		128
Pedro Lacerda Ring in Tie borrowed ring vanishes and is found in performer's tie knot, threaded onto the tie
 		134
Pedro Lacerda A Couple of Seconds performer's wrist watch appears while the deck is cut
 		152
Pedro Lacerda By-Square
154
Pedro Lacerda Scoop Over Display with two cards, a coin is hidden during a Mexican Turnover type show
 		158
Pedro Lacerda Shooting Cards two cards chosen, first selection travels to trouser pocket and is placed in breast pocket, then same card is pulled out of other trouser pocket and breast pocket card is second selection
 		162
Paul LePaul Plunger Jog Control
165
Pedro Lacerda, Juan Tamariz Crossed Gaze Top Change Choreography from End Grip
 		173
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda's Bottom Palm
176
Norman Houghton Pocket Extraction Subtlety
180
Pedro Lacerda A Card or a Coin Trick? signed card to wallet with gag prediction presentation, card changes to jumbo Chinese coin, card is found back in wallet
 		184
Pedro Lacerda Triple Puncture small coin is signed on both sides by performer and spectator, it is sandwiched between two larger coins and vanishes, reappears in glass covered by coaster or deck of cards
 		196
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda Card Monte monte routine with three cards, without monte throw, with bent corner, card vanishes in bare hands and travels to pocket, color changing back kicker
 		206
Ken Krenzel, Trevor Lewis Monte Move out-jogged handling
Also published here 208
Pedro Lacerda Cop Vanish
218
Pedro Lacerda Dividing Switch as Vanish card ends up in right-hand Tenkai palm
Related to 218
Pedro Lacerda Open Display showing hands empty while palming a card in Tenkai Palm
 		222
Pedro Lacerda Weave Palm Convincer Tenkai Palm to classic palm choreography
 		222
Pedro Lacerda Spirit Aces Aces are produced one by one from deck and air
 		228
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda's Pop-Out Move
Inspired by 230
Pedro Lacerda Brush Palm deck brushed against left hand
 		236
Pedro Lacerda The General Card
240
Pedro Lacerda 09. Card in the Piano - A short Tale card transposes with piano key
 		255
10. Lacerda's Tool Box
265
Pedro Lacerda The Double Throw throwing and catching a double
 		266
Pedro Lacerda Drop-Off Switch Marlo's switch with clean-up on deck, into LTP
Related to 268
Pedro Lacerda Swirl Convincer spinning a double card one-handed
 		272
Pedro Lacerda Fan Palm while doing a Thumb Fan
Related to 276
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda's Multiple Shift single cut
Also published here 278
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda's Holdout under watch band
 		282
Pedro Lacerda Lacerda's Turnover flourishy way to turn the deck over
 		286
Francisco Mousinho 11. Epilogue
291
Data entered by Denis Behr, September 2024.