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{{Short description|Salvadoran gaming YouTuber}}
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name                 = Fernanfloo
| image                = Fernanfloo Creatour Social Media Day.jpg
| image_caption        = Fernanfloo in 2022
| birth_name           = Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place          = [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]]
| occupation           = {{hlist|[[YouTuber]]|[[Online streamer]]|[[programmer]]}}
| pseudonym            = Fernanfloo
| channel_name         = Fernanfloo
| channel_url          = https://www.youtube.com/user/Fernanfloo/featured <!-- WP:YTLINKS: Do not add secondary channels unless they receive in-depth coverage in reliable secondary sources -->
| years_active         = 2011–present
| genre                = [[Let's Play]]<br />[[Comedy]]<br />[[Video blog|Vlog]]<br />[[Animation]]
| subscribers          = 47.9 million <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
| subscriber_date      = 
| views                = 10.68 billion <!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW -->
| view_date            = 
| silver_button        = yes
| silver_year          = 2014
| gold_button          = yes
| gold_year            = 2015
| diamond_button       = yes
| diamond_year         = 2016
| associated_acts      = BambielR4<br />[[TheGrefg]]<br />iTownGamePlay<br />LuzuGames<br />Whatdafaqshow<br />BersGamer<br />Super Juan Z
| module               = {{Infobox Twitch streamer
| subbox       = yes
| channel_name = Fernanfloo
| games        =
| followers    = 3.5&nbsp;million
| views        = 
| stats_update = 14 October, 2024
}}
}}
'''Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado''' (born 7 July 1993), better known as '''Fernanfloo''', is a  Salvadoran gaming and comedy [[YouTuber]]. He has uploaded more than 544 videos, with over 10 billion total views. His channel has 47.6 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/fernanfloo |title=Fernanfloo YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics |website=SocialBlade.com |publisher=Social Blade |access-date=21 January 2019 }}</ref> {{As of|2023|07|post=,}} his channel is the [[List of most-subscribed YouTube channels|48th-most-subscribed channel]] on YouTube, and the fourth most-subscribed Spanish-speaking channel behind [[El Reino Infantil]], [[Badabun]] and [[JuegaGerman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 YouTubers sorted by Subscribers – Socialblade YouTube Stats {{!}} YouTube Statistics |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/100/mostsubscribed |website=SocialBlade.com |access-date=26 May 2020 }}</ref> He is currently the most subscribed channel in [[El Salvador]] and [[Central America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/country/sv |title=Top 250 YouTubers Channels in El Salvador – Socialblade YouTube Stats {{pipe}} YouTube Statistics |publisher=Social Blade |access-date=17 July 2017 }}</ref>

== Career ==
On 2 May 2011, he created his YouTube channel "Fernanfloo",<ref name="elsalvador.com">{{cite news |title=Fernanfloo, el eterno crack salvadoreño, celebró 10 años en YouTube {{!}} Noticias de El Salvador |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/entretenimiento/espectaculos/fernanfloo-celebracion-decada-youtuber-el-salvador/833659/2021/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=Noticias de El Salvador – elsalvador.com |date=2 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> whose name is a combination of his names Fernando Flores.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fernanfloo: cosas que no sabias de él |url=https://www.lonuevodehoy.com/fernanfloo-lo-que-no-sabias-de-el/26579 |website=Lo nuevo de hoy |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124220830/https://www.lonuevodehoy.com/fernanfloo-lo-que-no-sabias-de-el/26579 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |language=es |date=25 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> At just 18 years of age, Fernanfloo began his YouTube career uploading video tutorials as well as short clips of action scenes with special effects. His first video was "Nightmare – Short Action Scene". Later on, he switched his content to gameplays of video games such as ''[[Call of Duty]]'', ''[[God of War III]]'' and ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', gaining notoriety in the Spanish-speaking youtube scene.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 2016 nose, Fernanfloo in partnership with BBTV launched an app titled ''The Fernanfloo Game'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Fernanfloo Party Mobile Game Features a Latin America YouTuber |url=https://www.player.one/fernanfloo-party-mobile-game-latin-america-youtuber-138508 |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=Player.One |date=30 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> which received 2.3 million downloads within its first week of release,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/08/12/fernanfloo-app-2-million-downloads/|title=New App From YouTube Star Fernanfloo Gets 2.3 Million Downloads In A Week|date=12 August 2016 |publisher=[[Tubefilter]]|access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref> and it was positioned as number 1 in 17 countries within 24 hours.<ref name="animationxpress">{{cite news |title=BBTV launches new mobile game 'Fernanfloo Party', in partnership with influencer Fernanfloo |url=https://www.animationxpress.com/games/bbtv-launches-new-mobile-game-fernanfloo-party-in-partnership-with-influencer-fernanfloo/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=AnimationXpress |date=31 December 2020}}</ref> In 2016 he was nominated for the MTV Millennial Awards, in the category of "Digital Icon of the Year".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ellos son los nominados a los premios 'MTV MIAW 2016'|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com.mx/celebridades/que-nominados-premios-mtv-millenial-awards-miaw-2016/|date=19 June 2018|website=Revista Cosmopolitan|language=es|access-date=26 May 2020|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113232638/https://www.cosmopolitan.com.mx/celebridades/que-nominados-premios-mtv-millenial-awards-miaw-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017 he was again nominated for the MTV Millennial Awards, in the "Miaw icon of the Year" and "Celebrity Challenge" categories.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premios MTV Miaw 2017: Lali Espósito, Maluma y J Balvin, entre los más nominados |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2017/04/24/premios-mtv-miaw-2017-lali-esposito-maluma-y-j-balvin-entre-los-mas-nominados/ |access-date=18 August 2022 |date=24 April 2017 |work=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref>

In 2017, Fernanfloo participated in the Ecuadorian film ''Dedicada a mi Ex'', briefly playing as a waiter.<ref name="geekzilla.tech">{{cite news |title=La película ecuatoriana 'Dedicada a mi ex' ya está disponible en Netflix |url=https://geekzilla.tech/la-pelicula-ecuatoriana-dedicada-a-mi-ex-ya-esta-disponible-en-netflix/ |access-date=18 August 2022 |work=GeekZilla |date=27 February 2021 |language=es-MX}}</ref> This film was released on 8 November 2019 in Ecuador and later was available on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enchufe TV estrenará su película 'Dedicada a mi ex' en Ecuador el 8 de noviembre|url=https://www.metroecuador.com.ec/ec/entretenimiento/2019/10/22/enchufe-tv-dedicada-a-mi-ex.html|last=Zambrano|first=Sandra|website=Metro Ecuador|date=22 October 2019 |language=es|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="geekzilla.tech" /> In August 2017, he announced the publication of his first book, a graphic novel titled ''Curly está en peligro''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=#LectoresEnRed. Fernanfloo: de YouTube a la novela gráfica|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/opinion/lectoresenred-fernanfloo-de-youtube-a-la-novela-grafica-nid2072096|date=30 October 2017|website=www.lanacion.com.ar|language=es|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fernanfloo causó avalancha de niños en Panamá y revuelo en Twitter|url=https://www.laprensagrafica.com/farandula/Fernanfloo-causo-avalancha-de-ninos-en-Panama-y-revuelo-en-Twitter-20170822-0093.html|date=22 August 2017|website=[[La Prensa Gráfica]]|language=es-ES|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>

After a four-month hiatus, he uploaded a video entitled "Se Acabó" ("It's Over"), in which he stated that: "Things are really going to change. You will not see many videos as there have been during these seven years that you they have accompanied me throughout this journey".<ref>{{cite news |author=Redacción |title=YouTube Viral: Famoso youtuber 'Fernanfloo' revela razón de ausencia en su canal |url=https://larepublica.pe/tendencias/1222855-youtube-fernanflo-reaparece-despues-de-tres-meses-y-anuncia-lo-que-temian-sus-seguidores |date=6 April 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |newspaper=[[La República (Peru)|La República]] |language=es}}</ref> Fernanfloo opted to create a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] channel to stream games, primarily ''[[Fortnite]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2018 |title=¿Por qué los youtubers deciden abandonar? |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/muyfan/20180526/443826166440/youtubers-deciden-abandonar.html |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref> In May of the same year, he created another YouTube channel called "Fernan", which contains clips from his Twitch streams.<ref>{{Cite web |last=eSports |first=Movistar |date=24 January 2020 |title=¿Quién es Fernanfloo? El youtuber que ha ganado la puja por el pelo de TheGrefg |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/Fernanfloo_3_1321697819.html |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=[[Movistar eSports]] |language=es}}</ref>

[[File:Fernanfloo Whatdafaqshow 2022.png|left|thumb|Fernanfloo hosting Whatdafaqshow in January 2022]]
In January 2019, he announced his collaboration with game developer [[Capcom]] to have himself on the [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|''Resident Evil 2'' remake]], in a video titled "Soy un Zombie" (I'm a Zombie), Fernan relates that he went to Japan to have makeup done and his movements captured to be one of the many zombies in the game, later in that same video a trailer appears promoting the 1-Shot Demo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fernanfloo hace video de Resident Evil 2 para Capcom y fans enfurecen |url=https://tierragamer.com/fernanfloo-hace-video-de-resident-evil-2-para-capcom-y-fans-enfurecen/ |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=TierraGamer |date=31 January 2019 |language=es-MX}}</ref> In 2020 the developer BBTV announced the release of ''Fernanfloo Party'',<ref name="animationxpress" /> game that was available at the end of the same year on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gregson-Wood |first1=Stephen |title=Fernanfloo Party is a casual game that's available now for iOS and Android, created in collaboration with the popular YouTuber |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/fernanfloo-party/fernanfloo-party-is-a-casual-game-thats-available-now-for-ios-and-android-create/ |access-date=18 August 2022 |work=www.pocketgamer.com |language=en}}</ref>

On 16 September 2021, the YouTuber Bambiel, known for his song titled "El Rap de Fernanfloo" ("Fernanfloo Rap"),<ref name="elsalvadorgram">{{cite news |title=Fernanfloo dedica su último video a sus "haters" |url=https://elsalvadorgram.com/2021/09/fernanfloo-dedica-su-ultimo-video-a-sus-haters/ |access-date=17 September 2021 |work=elsalvadorgram |date=17 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref> he collaborated with Fernanfloo for a [[Rap music|rap song]] entirely dedicated to the haters. The music video accumulated more than 4 million visits and became number 2 in trends,<ref name="random.news">{{cite news |last1=Cediz |first1=Ricardo |date=17 September 2021 |title=Fernanfloo responde a críticas de sus haters por primera vez en su video musical |language=es-MX |work=Random |url=https://www.random.news/youtube/Fernanfloo-responde-a-criticas-de-sus-haters-por-primera-vez-en-su-video-musical-20210917-0015.html |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> later on 24 September 2021, accumulated 10 million visits.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rap de Fernanfloo dedicado a sus críticos supera los 10 millones de reproducciones en YouTube |url=https://diarioelsalvador.com/rap-de-fernanfloo-dedicado-a-sus-haters-supera-los-10-millones-de-reproducciones-en-youtube/139069/ |access-date=28 October 2021 |work=Diario El Salvador |date=25 September 2021 |language=es}}</ref> In January 2022, he appeared in a collaboration as host of Peruvian YouTuber Mox's "Whatdafaqshow" channel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=¡¡¡Quéééé´!!! Fernanfloo 'regresa del retiro' para convertirse en el presentador de WDF! Show |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/entretenimiento/espectaculos/youtube-farandula-fernanfloo-mox-wdfshow-presentador/922549/2022/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=[[El Diario de Hoy]] |language=es |publication-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2022 |title=Fernanfloo sale de su retiro y se convierte en el nuevo presentador de "Whatdafaqshow" |url=https://elblog.com/inicio/fernanfloo-sale-de-su-retiro-y-se-convierte-en-el-nuevo-presentador-de-whatdafaqshow/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=El Blog |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronio |first=Redaccion |date=31 January 2022 |title=VIDEO: Fernanfloo sale de su retiro y se convierte en el nuevo presentador de "Whatdafaqshow" |url=https://croniosv.com/tendencias/video-fernanfloo-sale-de-su-retiro-y-se-convierte-en-el-nuevo-presentador-de-whatdafaqshow/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Cronio |language=es}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado<ref>{{cite news |title=Logan Paul: Who Are YouTube's Biggest Stars? |date=11 January 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42650627 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111191931/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42650627 |archive-date=11 January 2018 |access-date=4 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |website=[[Infobae]] |title=Video: 'La Liendra' se reunió con 'Fernanfloo' en Bogotá y le entregó curioso regalo |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/08/08/video-la-liendra-se-reunio-con-fernanfloo-en-bogota-y-le-entrego-curioso-regalo/ |date=8 August 2021 |language=es-ES |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FOTO. Fernanfloo el famoso "youtuber jubilado" sorprende con el pelo teñido de rubio cenizo |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/entretenimiento/espectaculos/fernanfloo-youtuber-cambio-look-pelo-rubio/870933/2021/ |work=Noticias de El Salvador |date=21 August 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 }}</ref> was born on 7 July 1993<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Milenio]] |title=Un youtuber con conducta muy peculiar {{!}} Noticias de Sierras Chicas |date=5 September 2016 |url=https://elmilenio.info/2016/09/05/un-youtuber-con-conducta-muy-peculiar/ |location=[[Mexico]] |language=es |access-date=8 September 2021 }}</ref> in [[San Salvador]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Fernanfloo da indicios de que podría estar preparando un video musical |url=https://www.random.news/youtube/Fernanfloo-da-indicios-de-que-podria-estar-preparando-un-video-musical-20210817-0016.html |work=Random |language=es-MX |access-date=8 September 2021 }}</ref> El Salvador.<ref>{{cite news |title="El Salvador se va a convertir en una de las nuevas potencias a nivel mundial": Fernanfloo, influencer salvadoreño |url=https://diarioelsalvador.com/el-salvador-se-va-a-convertir-en-una-de-las-nuevas-potencias-a-nivel-mundial-fernanfloo-influencer-salvadoreno/131694/ |work=Diario El Salvador |date=8 September 2021 |language=es |access-date=8 September 2021 }}</ref> Fernanfloo has identified himself as [[Agnosticism|agnostic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fernanfloo cree en DIOS?? - Fernan Responde #9 (Parte 2) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSwwWGBZ-ao |website=Youtube.com | date=12 February 2017 |access-date=4 February 2021 }}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominee
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2015
| rowspan="6" |[[MTV Millennial Awards]]
|Master Gamer
| rowspan="10" |Himself
|{{Nom}}
|align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2015 |title=MTV Millennial Awards 2015 Nominations: Dulce María, CD9, Maluma Score MIAW Nods, Plus Full List! |url=https://www.latintimes.com/mtv-millennial-awards-2015-nominations-dulce-maria-cd9-maluma-score-miaw-nods-plus-314670 |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=Latin Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Digital Icon of the Year
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2016 |title=MTV MIAW 2016 Full Nominations List: Maluma Leads, CD9, Nicky Jam, J Balvin Also Score Nods |url=https://www.latintimes.com/mtv-miaw-2016-full-nominations-list-maluma-leads-cd9-nicky-jam-j-balvin-also-score-383444 |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=Latin Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Master Gamer
|{{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|MIAW Icon of the Year
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2017 |title=MTV MIAW 2017 Nominations List: Maluma, J Balvin Lead Nods Of Millennial Awards |url=https://www.latintimes.com/mtv-miaw-2017-nominations-list-maluma-j-balvin-lead-nods-millennial-awards-416497 |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=Latin Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Celebrity Challenge
|{{Nom}}
|-
|2019
|Streamer of the Year
|{{Nom}}
|align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2019 |title=2019 MTV MIAW Nominees – Complete List |url=https://plugtimes.com/2019/05/2019-mtv-miaw-nominees/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=PlugTimes.com |language=en-US |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508172238/https://plugtimes.com/2019/05/2019-mtv-miaw-nominees/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
|[[Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Gamer
|{{Nom}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kids' Choice Awards: Conoce a los nominados |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/television/conoce-nominados-kids-choice-awards-mexico |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=Milenio |date=29 July 2018 |language=es-MX}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |Fans Choice Awards
|Editorial
|{{Won}}
|align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=fchamx |date=30 April 2018 |title=Ganadores de los Fans Choice Awards 2018 {{!}} El Poder de los Fans |url=https://fanschoiceawards.showcase.fans/ganadores-fanschoiceawards-2018/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=FANS CHOICE AWARDS® {{!}} Los Premios de los Fans {{!}} El Poder de los Fans |language=es-MX |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129045254/https://fanschoiceawards.showcase.fans/ganadores-fanschoiceawards-2018/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|Influencers
|{{Nom}}
|align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=fchamx |date=25 January 2018 |title=Lista oficial de Nominados a los Fans Choice Awards 2018 |url=https://fanschoiceawards.showcase.fans/nominados-fanschoiceawards-2018/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=FANS CHOICE AWARDS® {{!}} Los Premios de los Fans {{!}} El Poder de los Fans |language=es-MX |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129045716/https://fanschoiceawards.showcase.fans/nominados-fanschoiceawards-2018/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|[[Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards]]
|Gamer MVP
|{{Nom}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards México 2021: ¿Quiénes son y cómo votar por los pre-nominados? |language=es |work=Publimetro México |url=https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/entretenimiento/2021/06/29/kids-choice-awards-mexico-2021-votar-prenominados.html |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[ESLAND Awards]]
|Song of the Year
|"Para los haters" {{Small|(with Bambiel)}}
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=eSports |first=Movistar |date=4 December 2021 |title=TheGrefg presenta ESLAND, los premios a la creación de contenido de España, Latinoamérica y Andorra |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/influencers/ESLAND-TheGrefg-Premios-Creadores-Contenido-Espana-Andorra-Latinoamerica_0_1525647424.html |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=[[Movistar eSports]] |language=es}}</ref>
|-
|Best Trajectory
| rowspan="2" |Himself
|{{Won}}
|-
|2022
|[[Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards]]
|Coolest Gamer
|{{Pending}}
|align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Kids Choice Awards México 2022. Lista de nominados y cómo votar |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/television/kids-choice-awards-mexico-2022-lista-nominados-votar |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=Milenio |language=es-MX}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of YouTubers]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|nm12286888}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4xOVpbcV8SdueDCOxLXtQ Fernanfloo] at [[YouTube]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwosQ1lgv4kez9V4xUbJWKQ Fernan] at [[YouTube]]
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[[Category:Salvadoran novelists]]
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