In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Joya and the second or maternal family name is Borja.
El Risitas
Joya in 2015
Born
Juan Joya Borja
(1956-04-05)5 April 1956
Seville, Andalusia, Francoist Spain
Died
28 April 2021(2021-04-28) (aged 65)
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Occupations
Comedian
actor
Years active
2000–2021
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)
Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021),[1] better known by his stage name El Risitas (English: The Giggles), was a Spanish comedian and actor. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview recorded in 2007 on Jesús Quintero's TV show Ratones Coloraos.[2]
^Sevilla, Diario de (5 April 2019). "El Risitas confirma que "los franceses están locos" (con él)". Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
^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.
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composer, 87. April 24 – Hugo Stuven, director, 80. April 28 – Juan Joya ElRisitas, comedian, 65. June 23 – Mila Ximénez, pundit, 69. July 3 – Carmen Bernardos...
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