Published on: February 26, 2026

HERNAN MACCAGNO

His last name is difficult to pronounce, and his magic is hard to describe. He’s a marvel, an artist who breathes magic, who never stops exploring, who studies everything he can get his hands on, and it shows on stage. 
He came to magic “late,” he was 30 when he started, but he says it was the perfect time. He has a weekly web series called Magiemos (Let’s Magic) that airs for free on Thursdays at 8 pm through his social media channels.
Hernan will be bringing three different presentations to this year’s Melbourne Magic Festival.
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REFLECTION OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

A series of true close up magic shows limited to just 20 people seated around a table per show.
THESE WILL SELL OUT FAST!
A collection of routines using diverse props such as cups, cards, coins, and more, all designed to reveal the invisible world around us. What we see now can disappear as naturally as objects we don’t see become visible.
Throughout this agile and ingenious show, the magician presents us with the existence of a visible world and an invisible one, guiding us constantly through a dazzling sensory journey.
The visible world is a reflection of the invisible, and magic unfolds in the continuous transition from one to the other.
An ingenious, varied, and entertaining show for all audiences.


📅 Date: 6.15pm, 7.15pm, 8.15pm Tuesday July 7 to Saturday July 11
📍 Venue: Arrow on Swanston: The Close Up Gallery
💲 Price: Advance tickets on sale from April 18

A show entirely in Spanish
PETERPANOSIS
7.00pm Sunday July 5

Through a series of magic tricks using various elements, Maccagno invites us to cross over into an imaginary world where everything we believe to be impossible exists naturally.
The surreal tableaux created by the artist and the touches of absurd humor make Piterpanosis an innovative magic show of high artistic quality.

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📅 Date: 7.00pm, Sunday July 5
📍 Venue: Arrow on Swanston: The Cardini Cabaret
💲 Price: Advance tickets on sale from April 18

A lecture for magicians
FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SHELVES
4.00pm Sunday July 5
In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, Hernan decided to clean out his library, but we all know what happens when we start going through forgotten drafts at the back of the shelf! So what did he do? He grouped the drafts by theme, polished them, improved them, and turned them into this exraordinary lecture





📅 Date: 4.00pm, Saturday July 11
📍 Venue: Arrow on Swanston: The Cardini Cabaret
💲 Price: Advance tickets on sale from April 18

About Hernan Maccagno:

Hernan is one of the hottest underground magicians in the world today and already a legend in the world of Spanish magic.
He has released a number of products for the magic community including CHOCOLATE FOREVER, THE ALICIA’S CARD, GERMAN DICE, SWITCHER, POSTCARDS, 12 SANDWICHES, and of course his signature effect that thoroughly fooled Penn & Teller, THE QUIMERA BOX.
Hernan is also a master teacher, running many magic courses in person and over the internet. His work with coins has been described as sublime. 
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“In Fool Us he fooled everyone! But he had already been fooling me for years with this wonder. Great Hernan! Great Quimera”
– Dani Daortiz

“Hernan is the fucking king of lateral thinking in the magic world, when you think you figured it out, look at his face and enjoy his smile”
– Marcelo Insúa – Tango

“Hernan always manages to reach that something else that makes him special. From a box to a coin act to a work of art”
– Miguel Angel Gea

“Simple and powerful! Perfectly timed, it flows from hook to climax – a beautifully crafted, brilliant routine. Bravo, Hernán!”
– Shimpei Katsuragawa