BY NATALIA PENZA, SAM ELLIOTT-GIBBS12:03, 17 OCT 2022UPDATED12:34, 17 OCT 2022


A magician who reached the semi-finals of the Spanish version of Britain's Got Talent tragically collapsed and died during a show.

Members of the Madrid audience are said to have thought Arsenio Puro’s sudden fall was part of his act, but it soon turned to shock as he failed to get up.


Two off-duty police officers among the crowd realised something was wrong and started to perform CPR on him.

The 46-year-old died from a heart attack and was pronounced dead in hospital after being rushed by ambulance from the Houdini Magic Theatre in the Spanish capital where he was a regular performer.



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