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Franco Escamilla

Mexican comedian

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ29405052 ↗
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Franco Javier López Escamilla (born 29 April 1981) is a Mexican comedian, voice actor, musician, philanthropist, businessman, freestyler and founder of La Diablo Squad (The Devil Squad).

Biography

Escamilla was born in Cuautla, Morelos on April 29 of 1981. He also has an older sister. On the summer of 1997 after his parents divorced Escamilla moved with his mom to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

He studied music at the Escuela de Musica y Danza Superior de Monterrey.

He went to Venezuela to do his first international show in January 2016.

Escamilla studied criminology for three years but he decided to leave the career.

Before becoming a comedian, Escamilla worked as a chef at a burger place, as a waiter and at a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet.

Career

He is mainly known for his comedy shows; He has performed throughout the Mexican Republic, and throughout Latin America, even starting his own "World Tour" of his show "Por la Anécdota", having confirmed presentations in the United States of America and Europe, including trips to Japan and Australia. This tour led to sold-out nights in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Barcelona, Tokyo, and more.

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