{{Short description|Spanish magician}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2023}} thumb|Cascajosa in 2019 '''Antonio Díaz Cascajosa''' (Badia del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain, 1986), better known by his stage name '''El Mago Pop''', is a Spanish illusionist.

==Theatre==

Antonio Díaz began exhibiting his shows in Spanish theaters at the age of 17. After several shows (''Dreams'', ''The Night Abbozzi'' and ''The Amazing Story of Mr. Snow'') he created ''The Great Illusion''.

Premiered at the Teatre Borràs in Barcelona in December 2013, it moved to the Teatre Coliseum. At the end of 2014, it moved to Madrid's Gran Vía. The Great Illusion was relocated to the Coliseum Theatre in Barcelona in April 2015. From September 2015 to April 2016, the show was performed at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid. ''The Great Illusion'' ended in July 2017 at the Starlite Festival, after having been seen by more than 800.000 spectators in three years.

In September 2017, the new ''Nada Es Imposible'' premiered at the Rialto Theater in Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Para el Mago Pop "nada es imposible" |url=http://www.inoutviajes.com/noticia/4697/turismo-nacional/para-el-mago-pop-nada-es-imposible.html |accessdate=5 May 2018 |publisher=Inout Viajes}}</ref> Antonio Díaz, El Mago Pop, announced in 2018 that he will take his show ''Nada es Imposible'' to Broadway.<ref>{{cite news |title=El más difícil todavía del Mago Pop: de Madrid a Broadway |url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/multimedia/video/famosos/2018-10-23/mago-pop-magia-madrid-broadway-nueva-york_1634803/ |accessdate=13 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El Mago Pop Creates Broadway-Aimed Production |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/spain/article/EL-MAGO-POP-Creates-Broadway-Aimed-Production-20181023 |publisher=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intimatelymagazine.com/el-mago-pop-vuela-con-su-espectaculo-a-broadway/|title=El Mago Pop vuela con su espectáculo a Broadway &#124; Intimately Magazine|access-date=2020-07-07|archive-date=2018-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005806/https://www.intimatelymagazine.com/el-mago-pop-vuela-con-su-espectaculo-a-broadway/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016 he became the highest-grossing artist in Spain and the highest-grossing illusionist in Europe, earning more than 250 million euros.<ref>{{cite news |title=Antonio Díaz: el mago súper ventas |url=http://www.expansion.com/directivos/estilo-vida/2017/10/10/59dccf57468aeb74098b45c7.html |accessdate=5 April 2018 |publisher=Expansión.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Nada es imposible' para la estrella pop de la magia |url=http://www.elmundo.es/madrid/2017/11/12/5a070070ca4741832e8b4589.html |accessdate=5 April 2018 |publisher=El Mundo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El Mago Pop: más difícil todavía |url=http://www.elmundo.es/metropoli/teatro/2017/09/27/59c8d272e5fdea6f028b45a5.html |accessdate=5 April 2018 |publisher=El Mundo}}</ref>

===Teatre Victòria===

In March 2019 Antonio Díaz carried out one of his “"ital dreams"<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pop Magician: "When the show ends, I'm back to being the shy boy from Badia" {{!}} People |url=https://digismak.com/the-pop-magician-when-the-show-ends-im-back-to-being-the-shy-boy-from-badia-people/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Digis Mak |language=en-US}}</ref> and purchased the Teatre Victòria in Barcelona from the company "3 per tres" (founded by Dagoll Dagom, Tricicle and Anexa) for close to 30 million euros.<ref>{{cite web |title=El Mago Pop compra el teatro Victoria de Barcelona |date=March 2019 |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/catalunya/disfruta/abci-mago-compra-teatro-victoria-barcelona-201903011704_noticia.html |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=El Mago Pop compra el teatro Victòria de Barcelona |date=27 February 2019 |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20190227/46742196595/teatre-victoria-mago-pop-tricicle-dagoll-dagom.html |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anton |first1=Jacinto |title=El Mago Pop se saca el teatro Victòria de la chistera |url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2019/03/01/catalunya/1551464411_698190.html |accessdate=8 July 2019 |publisher=El País}}</ref>

==Television==

In November 2013, ''El Mago Pop'' premiered on Discovery Max, scoring a 4.8% screen share and 810.000 viewers. El Mago Pop aired in 148 countries around the world. In May 2014 it was presented at the UP-FRONT in New York, becoming one of the first Discovery Europe productions to broadcast in the United States.

In October 2014 he began collaborating in the Antena3 TV show "Los Viernes al Show" on Fridays.

In early 2016, a TV special was released in La Sexta, also titled ''The Great Illusion''.

During 2016 and 2017 he continued to perform in programs for Discovery Channel.<ref>{{cite news |title=El Mago Pop y Lady Di lideran el jueves |url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20170901/mago-pop-lady-di-lideran-jueves-6257909 |accessdate=5 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=La magia de Antonio Díaz fascina en Catalunya |url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20170811/magia-antonio-diaz-fascina-catalunya-6218762 |accessdate=5 April 2018 |publisher=El periodico}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he launched an original ad in collaboration with Danone in more than 20 channels.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-18 |title=Más de 20 canales de televisión pusieron sus pantallas en blanco simultáneamente por culpa del Mago Pop y Danone |url=https://www.marketingnews.es/marcas/noticia/1158507054305/mas-de-20-canales-de-television-pusieron-pantallas-blanco-simultaneamente-culpa-del-mago-pop-y-danone.1.html |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=MarketingNews |language=es}}</ref>

On 26 March 2021, Netflix premiered ‘Magic for Humans’ with El Mago Pop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-05 |title='Magic for Humans Spain con el Mago Pop', uno de los contenidos más adictivos de Netflix |url=https://insidemedia.blog/2021/04/05/magic-for-humans-spain-con-el-mago-pop-uno-de-los-contenidos-mas-adictivos-de-netflix/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Inside Media |language=es-ES}}</ref> Since October 2021, ''The Great Illusion'' has also been streamed on Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-27 |title=El Mago Pop se une a Netflix con el estreno de 'La gran ilusión' |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4433635/0/el-mago-pop-se-une-a-netflix-con-el-estreno-de-la-gran-ilusion/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.20minutos.es|language=es}}</ref>

==Records==

In October 2019 his show "Nada Es Imposible" became the biggest pre-sale show in the history of Spain, beating the Lion King of Madrid.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metropoliabierta.com/vivir-en-barcelona/fiebre-mago-pop-iguala-record-entradas-rey-leon_20399_102.html | title=La fiebre del Mago Pop: Iguala el récord en entradas de 'El Rey León' | date=9 October 2019 }}</ref>

In 2017 and 2018 he was the artist selling the most tickets in Spain, and the highest-grossing illusionist in Europe.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20191008/47867022846/mago-pop-nada-es-imposible-teatro-victoria.html | title=Mago Pop: Barcelona ya es Broadway | date=7 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/cultura/article/19-cultura/1677540-cent-mil-tiquets-per-al-victoria.html | title=Cent mil tiquets per al Victòria - 09 oct 2019 | date=15 May 2024 }}</ref>

==Broadway==

Antonio Diaz is scheduled to perform on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in mid-2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20190106/453955541865/mago-pop-broadway-nada-es-imposible-nueva-york.html | title=El Mago Pop da el salto a Broadway | date=6 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/spain/article/EL-MAGO-POP-Creates-Broadway-Aimed-Production-20181023 | title=EL MAGO POP Creates Broadway-Aimed Production }}</ref>

==Controversies== Within the magician community, Antonio Díaz has faced accusations of plagiarism, as well as using stooges and edited videos during his performances for several years.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=5 April 2018 |last=Covill |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211904/https://geniionline.com/articles/magicians-speak-out-on-mago-pop-he-is-building-his-life-on-stolen-material |date=22 February 2018 |first=Max |language=en |periodical=Genii Online |title=Magicians speak out on Mago Pop: "He is building his life on stolen material" |url=https://geniionline.com/articles/magicians-speak-out-on-mago-pop-he-is-building-his-life-on-stolen-material}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=2024-02-09 |date=2018-02-25 |first=Germán |language=es |last=Arciniegas |title=El Mago Pop basa su carrera en el plagio de ideas |url=https://pastomagic.com/2018/02/el-mago-pop-basa-su-carrera-en-el-plagio-de-ideas/ |website=Pastomagic}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=5 April 2018 |date=22 February 2018 |first=ben |last=jones |title=The Most Popular Magician in Spain is a Thief |url=https://medium.com/@benjones1089/the-most-popular-magician-in-spain-is-a-thief-a7d5a2e3b208 |website=ben jones}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite news |access-date=5 April 2018 |language=es |periodical=El Confidencial |title=El Mago Pop me ha plagiado: ¿tienen 'copyright' los trucos de magia?. Noticias de Cultura |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/2018-02-26/mago-pop-plagio-derechos-autor-truco-magia_1526543/}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=5 September 2020 |author=Giulio Maria Piantadosi |date=27 February 2018 |location=Madrid |title=Las guerras entre magos existen y el Mago Pop está ganando |url=https://www.elindependiente.com/tendencias/2018/02/27/existen-las-guerras-magos-mago-pop-esta-ganando/#:~:text=El%20plagio%20entre%20magos&text=Bajo%20el%20escrutinio%20de%20la,espect%C3%A1culo%20%E2%80%9CNada%20es%20imposible%E2%80%9D. |website=elindependiente.com}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> == References == {{reflist}}

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