Mexican Youtuber
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Torres and the second or maternal family name is
Morales.
Chumel Torres |
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| Born | José Manuel Torres Morales
(1982-05-07) 7 May 1982 (age 42)
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| Occupation(s) | Comedian, YouTuber |
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José Manuel "Chumel" Torres Morales[1] (born 7 May 1982) is a Mexican comedian and YouTuber.
Early life and education
Torres was born on 7 May 1982 in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua,[2][3] and graduated from Mechanical Engineering at the Chihuahua Institute of Technology.[2][3] He worked for eight years in project management of a maquiladora of medical equipment in Chihuahua.[3][4]
Career
Torres first gained notoriety during the 2012 Mexican general election after he wrote a tweet about a proposal by one of the then-presidential candidates, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which was retweeted by Gabriel Quadri, another presidential candidate.[2][4] This led for him to be offered the opportunity to write columns for a blog and a weekly newspaper in Mexico City. After spending some time in the capital, he realized he would rather reach younger and more tech-savvy audiences through a YouTube series, featuring humor with a prominent theme of political satire, focusing on Latin America, specifically Mexico.[5] He says that he will never move to mainstream television channels to keep his fan base and to prevent being called a "sell out".[5]
Torres says he will not report on stories about drug lords out of fear of lawsuits or murder.[5]
As a presenter, he hosted the 2017 MTV Millennial Awards[6] and the 2018 Los Metro Awards.
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