El Risitas
El Risitas | |
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Joya in 2015 | |
| Born | Juan Joya Borja 5 April 1956 |
| Died | 28 April 2021 (aged 65) Seville, Andalusia, Spain |
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| 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), 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.