José Mota | |
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 Mota at the32nd Goya Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | José Sánchez Mota (1965-06-30)30 June 1965 (age 60) Montiel, Spain |
| Spouse | Patricia Rivas (s. 2005) |
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| Years active | 1984-today |
| Medium | Television, cinema |
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José Sánchez Mota (born 30 June 1965) is a Spanishcomedian, television director, satirist, singer andactor, notable for his television comedy shows. He was member, withJuan Muñoz, of the comedy duoCruz y Raya between 1989 and 2007, and later he started a solo career.
In 1985, while he was serving in the military, Mota metJuan Muñoz, with whom he began his career as a comedian. The two started performing shows at small theaters inMadrid, such asCien personajes en busca de humor (One Hundred Characters in the Quest of Humor), but it wasJavier Sardá who gave them the opportunity of making their own radio show,La Bisagra. In 1989 they moved to television with the programPero ¿esto qué es?, in the Spanish public channel (La 1). The sketches were about a radio station, "Cruz y Raya, the station that should, but never shuts up". Later they were aired onTelecinco with the showTutti Frutti, and then came back toTVE in order to replace the famous Spanish comediansMartes y Trece at several New Year's Eve special shows.
Mota has also given his voice to several characters in the Spanish dubbing of animation films such asMonsters, Inc. and theShrek films. In 2006 he adapted, along withSantiago Segura, the Spanish version ofThe Producers. The comedian madecameo appearances in TV shows such as7 vidas andManolo y Benito Corporeision.
After more than ten years fully dedicated toCruz y Raya, José and Juan decided to work in other projects on their own. In November 2007 the definitive separation of the famous couple was confirmed.[1]
In 2009 before his separation with workmate Juan Antonio Muñoz, Jose Mota decided to make a new television show,La hora de José Mota. The television show was aired on the Spanish State television (TVE) on Fridays. He started to do another type of humor mixed by the latest he did. For example, he criticized bad Spanish and European politics, society and he did more imitations. Many sketches and their characters have become very famous in Spain. He has made impersonations of many public figures such asBear Grylls,Woody Allen andLarry King as well as Spanish and international politicians likeJosé Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (ZP)Mariano Rajoy andMerkel andSarkozy. He also created new characters such asLa Vieja'l Visillo (The Old Woman in the Window) orEl Tío la Vara (The Man of the Rod). He has created several catchphrases such asbehind the musgo (behind the moss), that is used in hisBear Grylls sketches.
In 2013 he created the sketch showLa noche de José Mota, very similar to the former, in the television channelTelecinco. The success of the new show was lower than expected, and it only lasted for one season (however, Mota said later that it had been planned that way from the beginning). He returned in 2015 toLa 1 with a weekly show namedJosé Mota presenta, which premiered on 20 February.
From March to June 2017 he starred in the sketch comedy showEl acabose.[2]
He has starred in La 1 New Year's Eve specials from 2007 to 2011 and 2014 to 2020, with great success.
He has three children with the actress and modelPatricia Rivas.[3]
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