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Raúl Álvarez Genes, better known by his online alias AuronPlay, is a Spanish YouTuber.

His vlogs often provide satirical commentary on current affairs or on other internet videos. As of October 2020, his channel has over 3.30 billion total video views and over 25 million subscribers. He is also among the most popular streamers on Twitch, operating the 9th most-followed Twitch channel in the world.

Early life and career

Raúl Álvarez Genes grew up in the Badalona municipality of Catalonia, Spain. Prior to his career as a YouTuber, Álvarez worked at a graphic arts and bookbinding company starting at the age of sixteen. He first joined YouTube in 2006 and recorded videos when he left work, covering his face with a mask in videos to avoid identification. He decided to dedicated himself to uploading videos to YouTube full-time after leaving his job of nine years. In a 2015 interview with Risto Mejide, Álvarez explained that he began uploading videos to YouTube as hobby, describing himself as someone who provides commentary on internet videos to "transform them into something funny".

With fellow YouTuber Wismichu, Álvarez also performed shows at theatres under the production company YouPlanet. In 2016, the two YouTubers published a video which involved making prank calls to Spanish firewood companies. The video led to a barrage of telephone calls to various firewood companies and a complaint made by several of the companies to the National Police.

In September 2019, news media outlets reported that FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu had filed a police complaint towards Álvarez in October 2018. The complaint concerned tweets made by Álvarez in 2017, "for uttering comments against Barcelona, the player (Neymar) and the president." Álvarez appeared in court at the end of 2018, although the judge decided not to formally admit the complaint. Álvarez and Bartomeu reconciled in December 2019.

Other ventures

Álvarez has published several autobiographical books, the first of which he presented at the 2016 Madrid Book Fair.

In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Álvarez donated masks to the Institut Català de la Salut [es], part of the Catalan health system.

See also

• List of most-followed Twitch channels

References

1. ^ "About AuronPlay". YouTube.
2. "AuronPlay y su hilarante historia como ministro de El Salvador" [AuronPlay and his hilarious story as minister of El Salvador]. ABC (in Spanish). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
3. "auronplay's YouTube Stats Summary Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
4. "auronplay's Twitch Stats Summary Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
5. Erzberger, Tyler (2 August 2020). "Top 10 most watched streamers on Twitch in July". ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
6. Tosas, Gina (26 February 2015). "En Youtube no se premia la calidad" [Quality is not rewarded on Youtube]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
7. ^ Siccardi, Xiana (23 February 2018). "Auronplay, el currante de un taller de imprenta al que hoy siguen más de 7 millones de personas" [Auronplay, the printing shop worker who is today followed by more than 7 million people]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
8. "El 'youtuber' Auronplay, a Risto: "Encuentro mierda en internet"" ["Youtuber" Auronplay, to Risto: "I find shit on the internet"]. El Huffington Post (in Spanish). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
9. Gonzalez, Lucia (7 October 2015). "Risto Mejide frente al 'Risto' de los youtubers" [Risto Mejide opposite the "Risto" of YouTubers]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
10. Sotorrío, Regina (26 September 2015). "AuronPlay y Wismichu: de Youtube al escenario del Cervantes" [AuronPlay and Wismichu: from Youtube onto the stage of Cervantes]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
11. Sang, Pablo (2 September 2016). "Varias empresas madereras denuncian acoso telefónico tras la broma de dos youtubers" [Various lumber companies denounce telephone harassment after prank by two YouTubers]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
12. "Un empresario andaluz denuncia a Auronplay y Wismichu por haberle 'arruinado el negocio'" [An Andalusian businessman denounces Auronplay and Wismichu for "ruining his business"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
13. Munday, Billy (4 September 2019). "YouTuber AuronPlay reveals how he was reported to police by Josep Maria Bartomeu". Marca English. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
14. Plunkett, Luke (5 September 2019). "YouTuber Reported To Police For Saying Powerful Soccer Executive Looks Like A Doraemon Character". Kotaku. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
15. "Bartomeu denuncia a AuronPlay por decirle "Nobita, vamos a por ti"" [Bartomeu denounces Auronplay for telling him "Nobita, we're coming for you"]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
16. del Rio, Alex (19 December 2019). "Auronplay y Bartomeu firman la paz posando con un muñeco de Nobita" [Auronplay and Bartomeu call peace by posing with a Nobita doll]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
17. "Bartomeu se reconcilia con AuronPlay tras la polémica del "Nobita, vamos a por ti"" [Bartomeu reconciles with AuronPlay after the "Nobita, we're coming for you" controversy]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
18. Garrido, Manu (4 July 2016). "Hablamos con AuronPlay, Dalas Review y Rush Smith sobre sus libros" [We talk with AuronPlay, Dalas Review and Rush Smith about their books]. Vice (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
19. "Auronplay cuenta en un vídeo cómo era su vida antes de ser youtuber" [Auronplay recounts in a video what life was like before being a YouTuber]. El País (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
20. Llanos Martínez, Héctor (5 June 2016). "Oído en la firma de un 'youtuber' en la Feria del Libro de Madrid" [Heard at the book signing of a "YouTuber" at the Madrid Book Fair]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2020.
21. "Auron Play dona 7.000 mascarillas a los hospitales catalanes contra el coronavirus" [Auron Play donates 7,000 masks to Catalan hospitals against the coronavirus]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 March 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
22. "Simón pide ayuda a los 'influencers' ¿Son un buen modelo?¿Quiénes son los más seguidos? ¿Son responsables?" [Simón asks for help from "influencers". Are they good role models? Who has the most followers? Are they responsible?]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

External links

• Official website
• AuronPlay on Twitch
• AuronPlay's channel on YouTube

• Living people
• Gaming YouTubers
• Male YouTubers
• Spanish YouTubers
• Twitch (service) streamers
• YouTube channels launched in 2006
• YouTube vloggers
• Video bloggers