Overview
- The Asociación Argentina de Actores confirmed Grimau's death after he died on Monday, October 19 at the Hospital Municipal de Rehabilitación Respiratoria María Ferrer.
- Reports say he had been admitted to the hospital days earlier with an interstitial lung disease (EPID) and that his condition worsened after a serious COVID-19 hospitalization in 2021.
- Grimau built a six-decade career in theatre, film and television, winning honors that include a Martín Fierro for his portrayal of Roberto Sánchez in Sandro de América and the Premio Podestá for lifetime achievement.
- A public wake was held at Zuccotti Hnos. in Palermo and a funeral at Cementerio de la Chacarita was scheduled for October 21, while dozens of colleagues and public figures posted tributes.
- He remained professionally active in 2026 with recent stage work and had been linked to a Villa Carlos Paz summer season with Andrea del Boca, a project now affected by his death and likely to require casting changes.