El Risitas
Spanish comedian and actor (1956-2021)
Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021)[1] was a Spanish comedian and actor known by the stage name El Risitas. He became well known in 2015 because of many memes based on a television interview he did from June 2007 on Jesús Quintero's show Ratones coloraos.[2] He also appeared in the 2005 movie Torrente 3: El protector.
El Risitas | |
|---|---|
 Joya in 2015 | |
| Born | Juan Joya Borja 5 April 1956 |
| Died | 28 April 2021 (aged 65) Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2000–2021 |
| Known for | Comedian |
| Television | 2000–2002: El Vagamundo, Canal 2 Andalucía
2002–2005: Ratones Coloraos, Canal Sur Televisión 2006–2007: El loco de la colina, La1 2007–2012: El Gatopardo, Canal Sur |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Joya died on 28 April 2021 at a hospital in Seville, Spain from a heart attack, aged 65.[3]
References change
- ↑ Sevilla, Diario de (5 April 2019). "El Risitas confirma que "los franceses están locos" (con él)". Diario de Sevilla.
- ↑ Parkinson, Hannah Jane (13 March 2015). "Apple engineer spoof video: is Spanish Laughing Guy the new Downfall?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Ybarra Bores, Pedro (28 April 2021). "Muere 'el Risitas'" ['El Risitas' dies]. ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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