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El Risitas, born on April 5, 1956 in Seville, Seville Province, Spain, was a humorist, actor and comedian. El Risitas died on April 28, 2021 at the age of 65. The listed height was 170 cm.
My Take
El Risitas fascinates me as proof that comedy is a universal language. Juan Joya Borja, a Seville comedian most of the world never heard speak intelligibly, became a global phenomenon in 2015 purely through a 2007 interview where his collapsing, wheezing laughter was the entire joke. No translation, no punchline, just pure contagious delight crossing every border at once. That, to me, is the essence of humor distilled to its core. He passed in 2021, yet somewhere online he is still making strangers laugh every single day. I can think of few more enviable legacies than that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- El Risitas
- Name (Japanese)
- エル・リシタス
- Reading
- える・りしたす
- Born
- April 5, 1956 – April 28, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Seville, Seville Province, Spain
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- humorist / actor / comedian
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Risitas
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18644113
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was El Risitas born?
Born April 5, 1956.
When did El Risitas die?
Died April 28, 2021, aged 65.
Where was El Risitas from?
El Risitas was from Seville, Seville Province, Spain.
What did El Risitas do?
El Risitas worked as humorist, actor, comedian.
How tall was El Risitas?
El Risitas was 170 cm.