Overview
- Benavides addressed Enrique “Yuca” Espejo’s health on his program over the weekend, telling viewers the veteran comic is very delicate and “no longer hears us.”
- Espejo has been absent from JB en ATV sketches for months, prompting concern among fans about his prolonged disappearance from the show.
- Benavides said the cast kept the situation private at the request of Espejo’s daughters and he offered an emotional message expressing hope for a recovery.
- No medical details or specific diagnosis have been released, and recent reports rely on statements from Benavides and family-linked sources rather than clinical updates.
- Some outlets have referenced an accident earlier in 2025 tied to his absence, though these accounts vary and have not been detailed publicly by the family.