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Illustrator Amaia Arrazola, Creator of 'Totoro and I' and Collaborator of Nike and the Circus of the Sun, Dies at Age 41.

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Basque illustrator Amaia Arrazola, author of titles such as Waba Sabi and Totoro and I, as well as large-format murals, has died in Barcelona at age 41, according to EFE sources close to the visual artist, victim of a disease detected just over a month ago, as published in the newspaper El Correo. Born in Vitoria in 1984, she studied Advertising and Public Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, then working as an art director in the …

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Basque illustrator Amaia Arrazola, author of the books 'Wabi Sabi' and 'Totoro and I', passed away this...

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One of his murals is the one in the Mercat de l'Abaceria, in Gràcia (where he lived), presented in December of last year.

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Arrazola, who died in Barcelona at the age of 41, has illustrated books, stories, murals or showcases and has also been the winner of the contest of posters of the parties of La Blanca de Vitoria in 2024Mothers who create and raise: How does motherhood influence Basque artistic works?Vitorian illustrator Amaia Arrazola has passed away this Wednesday with 41 years in Barcelona, where she resided since 2010. Arrazola, despite studying Advertising …

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Basque illustrator Amaia Arrazola, author of titles such as Waba Sabi and Totoro and I, as well as large-format murals, has died in Barcelona at age 41, according to EFE sources close to the visual artist, victim of a disease detected just over a month ago, as published in the newspaper El Correo. Born in Vitoria in 1984, she studied Advertising and Public Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, then working as an art director in the …

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A national reference artist, she was the author of large-format murals, such as the one made for Cirque du Soleil's 'Alegría' show. Learn more: Keum Suk-Gendry Kim, the South Korean comic author who puts Kim Jong-un to dance Gangnam Style

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The illustrations of Amaia Arrazola were full of colors, tenderness, joy. But not even the powerful magic of children's and young literature, in which she specialized, can alleviate the pain of her surroundings: the cartoonist of Vitoria has died at age 41, due to the fulminating advance of a disease, as confirmed by one of her editorials to this journal. The artist dedicated herself to books, murals, ceramics, advertising campaigns and even clo…

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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
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