Cachay
About Cachay
Cachay learned his trade outdoors. In the mid-1980s he was one of the ambulante comics working the crowds in Plaza San Martín in Lima, and his act has always been in Spanish.
His first screen outing was Los reyes de la risa on Red Global in 1998, alongside Tripita, Lorenzo Zubiate and Kike Suero. The real breakthrough came in 1999 with Los ambulantes de la risa on Panamericana Televisión. On América Televisión he worked as a comic and impersonator in Recargados de risa and played a thief in an El Chapulín Colorado sketch for Chespirito en 11 y 12, and as an occasional contributor to Al sexto día he created a character called La Bestia. In the contest Los reyes del playback on Latina Televisión he finished second.
Cinema eventually gave him a lead of his own in Yo no soy feo, soy Cachay, released in 2016. Before that he had played El Barón Cachay in 007 Hue Bond: Otro día para gemir, and later he appeared as Elmo in Gemelos sin cura.
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Frequently asked questions
Where did Cachay start performing comedy?
Cachay learned comedy outdoors in the mid-1980s, as one of the ambulante comics who worked the crowds in Plaza San Martín in Lima.
What language does Cachay perform in?
Cachay has always performed his act in Spanish, going back to his early years as a street comic in Lima.
Which TV show gave Cachay his breakthrough?
His real breakthrough came in 1999 with Los ambulantes de la risa on Panamericana Televisión, a year after his first screen outing in Los reyes de la risa on Red Global.
What character did Cachay create on Al sexto día?
As an occasional contributor to Al sexto día he created a character called La Bestia, and on América Televisión he worked as a comic and impersonator in Recargados de risa.
Has Cachay starred in a film?
Yes, Cachay got a lead of his own in Yo no soy feo, soy Cachay, released in 2016, after earlier playing El Barón Cachay in 007 Hue Bond: Otro día para gemir.
How did Cachay do on Los reyes del playback?
In the Latina Televisión contest Los reyes del playback, Cachay finished in second place.
