Enrique Almada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almada and the second or maternal family name is Cavo.

Enrique Milton Almada Cavo (15 July 1934, in Montevideo – 29 April 1990), also known as Quique Almada, was a Uruguayan actor and comedian.^[1]

The Telecataplúm cast, from left to right: Andrés Redondo, Eduardo D'Angelo, Raimundo Soto, Ricardo Espalter and Emilio Vidal.

In the 1960s, he started a long career on television. Together with a notable group of Uruguayan humorists (Eduardo D'Angelo, Ricardo Espalter, Julio Frade, Raimundo Soto), he was part of several successful humor programs: Telecataplúm (1962), Jaujarana (1969–1972), Hupumorpo (1974–1977), Comicolor (1980–1984), Híperhumor (1984–1989), Decalegrón (1977–2002).

In 1990, he died of cancer. The Uruguayan Senate held a solemn session in his honor.^[2]