Randy Álvarez

Randy Álvarez, known on social media as "Pollito Tropical", is one more among Cubans who have become leaders of the like revolution. His YouTube channel has grown to reach more than 950,000 subscribers. He has also obtained more than 1.5 million followers on his Instagram account.

A star of social media where he began in 2013, he is very popular for his Instagram account Pollito Tropical. He has accumulated more than 80 million views on his stories and personal tags.

His openly gay stance has become one of his strengths to succeed as a YouTuber and comedian. The simple style of his videos, which includes topics such as beauty advice, humor, and celebrity news, has allowed him to gather hundreds of thousands of YouTube subscribers, making him one of the most famous YouTubers in Latin America.

The YouTuber and Instagrammer has stirred social media with events such as the temporary closure of his Instagram account, the incident with his Maserati car engine, his participation in the #DuraChallenge challenge, or the revelation of his instinct to become a father.

With the purpose of "sharing the stories that happen in my daily life," Pollito Tropical has earned a place on social media, and about what has made him an influencer he has said: "Call me crazy and eccentric (…) but thanks to what I do I put a smile on more than 1 million people and that for me is priceless."

During the lockdown phase due to the pandemic, the Cuban YouTuber shared an audiovisual in which he showed the entire transformation process he underwent to turn himself from a man into a woman through the power of makeup. For this, he took one of his famous favorites, Kim Kardashian, and one of her most iconic looks as a reference.

To do this, with the help of a professional makeup artist, who using bases, concealers, shadows, false eyelashes and some blending, managed to turn the YouTuber into a woman.

Thus Pollito Tropical has become an example of overcoming adversity, and his spontaneity and nerve have led him to become one of the most relevant figures in the Cuban digital environment.