Yarissa
Yarissa Rodríguez Taveras (born April 12, 1990), better known by the name of her YouTube channel Yarissa, is a YouTuber from the Dominican Republic. She is known for her fashion videos.[1][2]
Yarissa | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Yarissa Jessenia Rodríguez Taveras April 12, 1990 |
Career
Yarissa began making her videos in July 2015.[3] She earned her first 1,000 subscribers in less than two months. Her videos focus on makeup, outfits, recipes and vlogging in general.[4]
In 2016 she gained 100,000 subscribers on her channel.[5]
In 2017, she signed a contract of representation with Univisión Network.[6][7][8]
As of December 2019, she has more than 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube and has the second most subscribers in the Dominican Republic.[9] She produces content for the Internet and television.[10]
Personal life
Yarissa was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.[11] She graduated in 2014 with a degree in social communication with an emphasis in audiovisual production, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.
She is married to Dominican businessman Wellington Díaz who is nicknamed "Esposillo".[12]
She divorced him in December 2021 because of múltiples differences. Now she lives happily and still single.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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2021 | Premios Soberano | YouTuber Favorito 2020 | Nominated | |
2019 | Latin Videoclip Awards | Mejor YouTuber Latino | Nominated | [13] |
References
- Ricardo Rosa (December 18, 2018). "Definen You Tuber Yarissa como "auténtica sensación"". Baracoero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Redacción Diario Hispaniola (August 24, 2017). "Miles de jóvenes compartieron una tarde con la Youtuber Yarissa con el auspicio de Kotex". DiarioHispaniola.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Caribbean Digital (November 13, 2015). "Yarissa Rodríguez, joven dominicana que gana espacio en YouTube". CaribbeanDigital.net (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- "¿Es rentable ser youtuber en República Dominicana?". Forbes (in Spanish). May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- José Tejada Gómez (May 5, 2016). "Joven comunicadora alcanza 100 mil suscriptores en YouTube". DiarioDigital.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Haydee Ramirez (December 18, 2018). "Yarissa, la santiaguera que se "adueñó" de youtube y las redes sociales". Hoy.com.do (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- "Yarissa from Latin American Grammy Awards 2018". E!. October 15, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- El Jacaguero (December 26, 2017). "Yarissa Rodríguez la dominicana con 2 millones seguidores en YouTube". ElJacaguero.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Maxwell Reyes (December 25, 2017). "Yarissa Rodríguez primera dominicana con 2 millones seguidores en YouTube". Noticia.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ElNacional (August 29, 2017). "Miles de jóvenes comparten con youtuber Yarissa". ElNacional.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Marielle Araujo (September 5, 2017). "Yarissa Rodríguez, una "youtuber" natural, divertida y ocurrente". Hoy.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- Elines Olaverría (September 16, 2016). "Youtubers del Cibao". Listín Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- "Conozca los Nominados a Premios Videoclip Awards 2019". luminariastv.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.