El Risitas, Comedian Known for Spanish Laughing Guy Meme, Dead at 65
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Juan Joya Borja, the Spanish comedian and actor nicknamed El Risitas ( The Giggles ), has died. According to local media outlet EFE, and as reported by
Entertainment Weekly, Borja died in Hospital Virgen del Rocío Caridad in Seville on Wednesday at the age of 65. The comedian had been receiving treatment at the Hospital de la Caridad, also in Seville, for the past year following a leg amputation in 2020. He was transported to Hospital Virgen del Rocío Caridad just prior to his death after his health began to decline.