Luis Antonio Rivera a.k.a. "Yoyo Boing" (born April 9, 1930 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is a comedian who was also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television. April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Humacao is a quiet little town in Eastern Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Jumacao. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling, or a stream of funny banter. ...

Yoyo's parents moved to Santurce, a section of San Juan, from Humacao when he was only three years old. After receiving his primary education, Yoyo attended the "Escuela Superior Central de Santurce" (Central High School of Santurce). He found a part-time job at a local radio station which opened the doors to a new world for him. San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ...

Yoyo became a member of the Drama Department of the University of Puerto Rico. As a drama member, he participated in two of Rene Marques' plays. He also had a radio show and that's when he came up with the name of Yoyo Boing for a "character" he used in the show. The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... Drama is a term generally used to refer to a literary form involving parts written for actors to perform. ... Rene Marques (October 4, 1919-March 22, 1979) born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was a renowned short story writer and playwright. ...

1954 was the year that television "arrived" in Puerto Rico. Yoyo Boing, together with the likes of Tommy Muñiz, Jose Miguel Agrelot and Paquito Cordero was one of the first comics in Puerto Rican television. In 1960, he participated in the T.V. program called "La Críada Malcríada" (The Crazy Maid). 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tommy Muñiz (born approx. ... José Miguel Agrelot — Don Cholito Date of birth April 21, 1927 Date of death January 28, 2004 (natural causes) Education University of Puerto Rico Bachelors degree in Arts. ... Paquito Cordero (born Fransisco Cordero Baez in 1932 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) was a comedian and T.V. producer who was also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the 1970's, Yoyo starred in own show called "Mi Hippie Me Encanta" (I'm Crazy about My Hippie) transmitted in Channel 2. In the 1980's, Yoyo starred in the show "Los Suegros" (The In-Laws) and later in a spin-off of that show called "Los Suegros y Los Nietos" (The In-Laws and the Grandchildren). Yoyo was also the General Manager of radio station "AM 81" and "Radio de Oro" (Golden Radio). 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

In the 1990's, Yoyo wrote a book titled "A Reir Con Yoyo" (Let's Laugh with Yoyo) and donated all of the proceeds to an AIDS organization. He was also active in a television show called "Desde Mi Pueblo" (From My Town) for Channel 6, where he would visit every town and city and show all of the interesting aspects of the featured place. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, rarely written Aids) is a disease characterized by the destruction of the human immune system. ...

Yoyo is currently retired but, at times makes special appearances. He was the protagonist of the locally produced movie for television "Santa Clos es Boricua" (Santa Claus is Puerto Rican), a Puerto Rican version of the Charles Dickens novel Christmas Carol, which was telecast in Puerto Rico and the United States through WAPA-TV on December 20, 2004. The protagonist is the central figure of a story, and is often referred to as a storys main character. ... A common portrayal of Santa Claus. ... Boricua is a word sometimes used to denote a Puerto Rican or a person of Puerto Rican descent. ... Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ... This page is about carols in general; for the short story by Charles Dickens, see A Christmas Carol. ... Televicentro is a Puerto Rico-based television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as the call letters WAPA-TV, Channel 4, for NTSC television and WAPA-DT, Channel 27, for digital television. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans