Maritess Zurbano

Maritess took her first magic lessons with Bob Brown at the famous Chicago magic shop Magic Inc. She continued her magic education in sleight-of-hand and magic history from her mentor Gary Darwin for 7 years in Las Vegas. She studied technique using his multi-million dollar magic library and memorabilia collection and worked as a Las Vegas blackjack dealer at the Dunes Hotel and briefly as a professional baccarat player.

Her magical life includes owning a fortune-telling business in Nevada, status as a master phone psychic for New York celebrities and starred in her own illusion show in Japan. She is most proud of competing in the General Magic category at The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques in Lisbon, 2000, also known as the Olympics of magic, against 150 magicians from around the world.

She is regularly profiled in the media and asked for her opinion on magic and the occult. Media sources such as Newsday, Lifetime Television, The BBC News, Epoch Times, and The Village Voice have sought her commentary and recommend her show.