Overview
- Spanish outlets now report that Arrindell died in the summer of 2024, citing UK Theatre’s 2024 In Memoriam and corroboration from his former school as well as confirmation relayed by lottery seller Miguel Ángel Zapata.
- The development drew notice after Zapata published an In memoriam message and spoke about the news while promoting his cultural project.
- Zapata’s seven-stop Ruta de la Suerte journey features public figures and yields 20‑minute video‑podcasts released each Wednesday from October 15 to December 3.
- Zapata intends to launch a second phase at a London theatre associated with Arrindell’s Shakespeare work as a formal tribute with colleagues.
- Arrindell fronted Spain’s Lotería de Navidad ads from 1998 to 2005, becoming an enduring icon, and later made a brief appearance in The Crown and starred in a 2019 Pescanova Christmas spot.