Yarissa Rodríguez Taveras (born April 12, 1990), better known as Yarissa, is a YouTuber from the Dominican Republic. She is known for her fashion videos.[1][2]

Yarissa
Personal information
Born
Yarissa Jessenia Rodríguez Taveras

April 12, 1990

Career

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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]

In December 2019, he obtained more than 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube and is considered the channel with the highest number of subscribers in the Dominican Republic.[9] She produces content for the Internet and television.[10]

Personal life

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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

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Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2021 Premios Soberano YouTuber Favorito 2020 Nominated
2019 Latin Videoclip Awards Mejor YouTuber Latino Nominated [13]

References

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  1. ^ Ricardo Rosa (December 18, 2018). "Definen You Tuber Yarissa como "auténtica sensación"". Baracoero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Caribbean Digital (November 13, 2015). "Yarissa Rodríguez, joven dominicana que gana espacio en YouTube". CaribbeanDigital.net (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "¿Es rentable ser youtuber en República Dominicana?". Forbes (in Spanish). May 9, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. ^ José Tejada Gómez (May 5, 2016). "Joven comunicadora alcanza 100 mil suscriptores en YouTube". DiarioDigital.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Yarissa from Latin American Grammy Awards 2018". E!. October 15, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Maxwell Reyes (December 25, 2017). "Yarissa Rodríguez primera dominicana con 2 millones seguidores en YouTube". Noticia.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  10. ^ ElNacional (August 29, 2017). "Miles de jóvenes comparten con youtuber Yarissa". ElNacional.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  11. ^ Marielle Araujo (September 5, 2017). "Yarissa Rodríguez, una "youtuber" natural, divertida y ocurrente". Hoy.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  12. ^ Elines Olaverría (September 16, 2016). "Youtubers del Cibao". Listín Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "Conozca los Nominados a Premios Videoclip Awards 2019". luminariastv.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
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