Draft:Juan Muñoz (comedian)

Juan Antonio Muñoz Pérez (Barcelona, November 11, 1965), better known as Juan Muñoz, is a Spanish comedian, actor, impressionist, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Cruz y Raya, along with his partner José Mota.

Early life
He was born in Barcelona on November 11, 1965. Muñoz began his career as a comedian at a very young age. Even in school at the Salesianos, he performed under the stage name "Super Agent Billy," imitating teachers and staging small humorous plays. He made some appearances on children's programs on Radio Reloj, Radio Miramar, and Radio Poble Sec, such as "Los chicos de Mario" or "Niñolandia."

Later, he recorded his first cassette of jokes and imitations under the artistic name "Sergio TV," which was distributed almost exclusively through gas stations and small stores.

Meeting José Mota and early radio and television work
He met José Mota during military service in 1985, with whom he immediately connected and formed an unconditional friendship that continues to this day. After completing military service, they decided to live together in Madrid, forming the duo Cruz y Raya. They gradually performed in nightclubs in the capital with the show Cien personajes en busca de humor, gaining enormous fame among the public. After participating in several radio programs such as La bisagra with Javier Sardá, Muñoz and Mota began working on television in 1989 on the program Pero ¿esto qué es?, a variety show that aired on La Primera on Friday nights, where they parodied the dynamics of a radio station that combined current events or radio hits, under the slogan "Cruz y Raya, the station that, although it owes, never keeps silent."

Solo career
Outside of his work in Cruz y Raya, Muñoz has also developed a career in film. As an actor, he appeared in the film Ni se te ocurra... dejar de verla in 1990.

He also lent his voice to the dubbing of the film Goomer and as the main protagonist in the animated films of Shrek, whose original voice was by actor Mike Myers. But his most important works have been as director and actor in the films ¡Ja me maaten...! in 2000 and Ekipo Ja in 2007, in which he played the role of Juan de Dios, a gypsy that he also portrayed in the television sketches of Cruz y Raya.

Separation of Cruz y Raya
In November 2007, the separation of Cruz y Raya was officially announced, ending 22 years of joint career with José Mota along with other collaborators of their programs like Paco Collado or Patricia Rivas. Although Muñoz never denied that there may have been some tension between them at specific moments, the reason for the separation was that Muñoz wanted to leave television to dedicate himself to his family, whom he had abandoned during the years of success. Tired of the immense work involved in writing, directing, and starring in a weekly television program, to which he had devoted much of his career as a couple, Juan then decided to focus his career on theater, to have more time for his loved ones. As he stated years later, he wanted to take a break from the duo, and José Mota chose to continue.

Solo career trajectory
In 2011, he made a pilot episode for his own program in the style of La hora de José Mota, called Esta noche... Juan Muñoz. The series was intended to be a succession of sketches with the same actors who collaborated in La hora de José Mota, such as Enrique Villén or Manuel Tallafé. However, the series did not go beyond that pilot, and it was never broadcast.

He served as a collaborator in José Mota presenta..., playing various roles, but the most characteristic was that of Juan de Dios from his previous stint with Cruz y Raya.

From 2016 to 2017, he was part of the contestant group in the fifth edition of Tu cara me suena, where he finished 7th with 235 points.

Currently, Muñoz also performs humorous monologues and stand-up comedy at various venues and theaters in Spain, thus returning to his origins in comedy.

Own programs

 * 1993: Abierto en vacaciones on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 1994: Perdiendo el Juicio on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 1994: Tebelevisión on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 1994: Vaya tele on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 1995: Estamos de Vuelta on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 1998: Este no es el programa de los viernes on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 1999-2000: Estamos en directo on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 2000-2004: Cruz y Raya.com on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 2004-2007: Juan y José.show on La 1 (Cruz y Raya)
 * 2020: Hacemos el Vermut (Web Program)

Television

 * 1987: Viva o domingo on Televisión de Galicia
 * 1989: Pero esto qué es on La 1
 * 1990: Tutti frutti on Telecinco
 * 1992: ¡Hola Raffaella! on La 1
 * 2008-2009: Collaborations on Región 7 TV
 * 2009-2010: New Year's Eve Cuéntame on La 1
 * 2012: Christmas Eve special program on La 1
 * 2014: New Year's Eve TVE with José Mota on La 1
 * 2015: Three Kings Night special with Los Morancos on La 1
 * 2015: Collaborations on La hora de José Mota on La 1
 * 2015: Collaborations on Gym Tony on Cuatro
 * 2015: Telepasión, Christmas Eve special on La 1
 * 2016: Collaboration on New Year's Eve with José Mota on La 1
 * 2016-2017: Tu Cara Me Suena, contestant in the fifth edition on Antena 3
 * 2017: Collaboration on Trabajo Temporal on La 1
 * 2017: Guest on El acabose with José Mota on La 1
 * 2017: Me Resbala on Antena 3
 * 2018: Guest on La Resistencia on Movistar+
 * 2019: Collaboration on Ilustres ignorantes on Movistar+
 * 2019: Gala delivery of Región 7 TV Awards
 * 2019: Collaboration on Land Rober on Televisión de Galicia
 * 2019: Guest on Un año de tu vida on Canal Sur
 * 2020: Weekly collaboration on Las Mañanas on La 1
 * 2020: Supporting actor in the series Veneno on Atresmedia
 * 2022: Supervivientes, contestant in the twenty-first edition on Telecinco

Film

 * 1990: Ni se te ocurra...
 * 2000: ¡Ja me maaten...!, (director and actor)
 * 2003: Trileros
 * 2005: Desde que amanece apetece
 * 2007: Ekipo Ja, (director and actor)
 * 2010: Clara no es nombre de mujer
 * 2011: Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days
 * 2012: Los Hijos de Mambrú, (short film)
 * 2012: Gente de Fiesta
 * 2012: Save the Zombies
 * 2013: Días de lluvia
 * 2014: The rebirth of the soul
 * 2014: Bendita calamidad
 * 2015: Alma Taurina, (short film)
 * 2018: I want to be like dad, (short film)
 * 2019: Soul Man
 * 2020: Dad, I want to be an artist, (short film) (director and actor)

Voice actor

 * 1999: Goomer
 * 2001: Shrek (Voice: Shrek)
 * 2003: Shrek 3-D (2003), short film. (Voice: Shrek)
 * 2004: Shrek 2 (Voice: Shrek)
 * 2007: Shrek the Third (Voice: Shrek)
 * 2007: Shrek the Halls, short film (Voice: Shrek)
 * 2010: Shrek Forever After (Voice: Shrek)

New Year's Eve specials

 * 1993: This year, Cruz y Raya... for sure!
 * 1999: Indeed 2000
 * 2000: 2001, even in space
 * 2001: The penny's New Year's Eve party
 * 2002: To 2003... if we have to go, we'll go
 * 2003: Return to 2004. The day of the end of the year
 * 2004: Once upon a time... 2004
 * 2005: 2005... Review of the future
 * 2006: 2006... Losing the Judgment: Operation briefcase
 * 2020: New Year's Eve Of New Year's Eves (Web Program)

Radio

 * 1984: Collaboration on 40 Principales BCN
 * 1986-1988: Viva La Gente Divertida with José Antonio Plaza
 * 1989: El Banquillo with Luis del Olmo
 * 1990-1992: La Bisagra with Javier Sardà
 * 1992-1993: Las mañanas de RNE with Constantino Romero

Theater

 * 1987: 60 characters in search of humor
 * 1989: Cruz y Raya Characters
 * 1991: Watch out for the data
 * 1995: The Forty of Cruz y Raya
 * 2002: Cruz y Raya in concert
 * 2004: Juan and the band
 * 2007: Comedy of the National Art
 * 2008: Rocinante at the Circo Price in Madrid
 * 2009: My Monologues
 * 2010: This year Juan Muñoz
 * 2013: My Stories
 * 2013: Muñózlogos
 * 2014: Juan Muñoz and Company
 * 2015: A Thousand Ways To Laugh
 * 2016: Ray Cooney's Taxi
 * 2017: With-certain Sense Of Humor
 * 2019: A Thousand Ways To Laugh
 * 2020: It is not the program of the centuries, it is Juan Muñoz

Recognition

 * 2003: Antenna Award 2003 Best comic duo for Cruz y Raya
 * 2003: Ondas Award 2003 Best comic duo for Cruz y Raya
 * 2004: TP de Oro 2004 Best entertainment program for Cruz y Raya.com
 * 2007: Ondas Award 2007 Best entertainment program for Juan and José Show
 * 2010: Prize 2010La Palmadita in the category of best monologue for José Mota presenta...
 * 2012: Revelation Artist 2012 for Land Rober
 * 2016: Feroz Award 2016 for Best Supporting Actor in a Series for El Ministerio del Tiempo

Personal life
Juan Muñoz has been married to actress María Adánez since July 28, 2018. They had been in a relationship since 2015 and got married in a civil ceremony in Madrid. They have a daughter named Olivia, born in May 2019.