Fantasio

Ricardo Roucau (3 October 1936 – 30 October 2017) was a magician commonly known as Fantasio.

Roucau became interested in magic at an early age after seeing Fu Manchu perform in Argentina.

Roucau previously performed as Ricardo and then as Larry, before being warned in 1961 by John Scarne that the name would not work for a magician trying to make it in America.

Roucau performed at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, and the Latin Quarter and Radio City Music Hall in New York City. He also appeared on The Hollywood Palace and The Ed Sullivan Show. and Rocau won second place in Comedy Magic in the 1994 FISM competition.

Fantasio was a lifetime member of Ring 45 and Assembly 280. In 2010, he was named Dean of Assembly 280.

Published books Magic with Canes and Candles (1970) My Canes and Candles (1990)