[1] Zayas is remembered better by United States audiences for his participation, since 2000, in the Univision Saturday evenings show, Sabado Gigante.
[2] Zayas' first participation as an actor came when he was cast for a theater play named "Irma la Dulce" ("Sweet Irma"), where he acted alongside Silvia Pinal, Roberto Guzman, Alejandro Suárez and other actors.
[4] Then, at the age of 17, Zayas participated in a film named "Piernas de Oro" ("Legs of Gold").
[5] Zayas' career continued well into the 2010s, including a period in which he, alongside others such as Rafael Inclan, Cesar Bono, Pedro Weber and many other actors of the era, became famous for participating in "ficheras", Mexican comedies with considerable sensual material and sex jokes on them.
[9] Among the many celebrities who reacted with online messages upon learning of Zayas' death were actors Edgar Vivar (who had worked with Zayas during a filming in Peru) and Luis Manuel Avila, as well as members of the baseball team, Toros de Tijuana.