Juan Joya Borja (born 1962) is a Spanish comedian and actor known by the stage name El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of parodies from a television interview from June 2007 on Jesús Quintero's show Ratones Coloraos.

Biography

Joya was born in Sevilla. He had a number of jobs throughout his life, including cooking and unloading sacks of cement. His first appearance on television was in 2000, on Jesús Quintero's show El Vagamundo, where he interviewed on various life situations with his partner El Peíto, in a comedic tone. He became recognizable for his specific laugh which led to his nickname "El Risitas" (translated to "the giggles" in English). He also appeared in the 2005 film Torrente 3: El protector.