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Juan Joya Borja, known by the nickname El Risitas, was a Spanish humorist, actor, and comedian. Born on April 5, 1956, in Seville, he was a citizen of Spain and a Catholic who spoke Spanish. His professional career began in 1999 and continued until his death. He stood 170 centimeters tall and had a medical condition of diabetes.
El Risitas died on April 28, 2021, at the Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío in Seville. The cause of death was a myocardial infarction, resulting in natural causes. He is also recognized as an internet meme.
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Film & TV
Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Juan Joya Borja was a Spanish comedian and actor known by the stage name El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview from June 2007 on Jesús Quintero's show Ratones coloraos.
Known for
- Torrente 3: The Protector — Robledillo2005
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Key facts
- Born
- Juan Joya Borja , ( 1956-04-05 ) 5 April 1956, Seville , Andalusia , 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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Juan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Seville
- Place of death
- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
- Occupation
- comedian
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Risitas.jpg
- Height
- 170
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- date of birth
- 1956-04-05
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- nickname
- El Risitas
- end of work period
- 2021-00-00
- medical condition
- diabetes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- El Risitas
- date of death
- 2021-04-28
- birth name
- Juan Joya Borja
- subject has role
- internet meme
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Encyclopedic overview
Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021), was a Spanish comedian and actor, better known by his stage name, El Risitas ([el ri.ˈsi.tas]; Andalusian Spanish: [e‿rːiˈsitah, ɛ‿rːɪˈsɪtæ]; lit. 'The Giggles'). 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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “El Risitas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.