Among the benefits of the contemporary world is that technology has shown that it can be accessible to all ages, proof of this is an adult older than Chiliwhich is known in the gaming community as Mommy Baby.
María Elena Arévalo, a 91-year-old senior from Chile, became known for her charisma and skills in the famous Battle Royale game, Free Fire.. His fame in the community is not only due to his age, but also to his charismatic image, since he usually always wears his apron, not to mention his lively personality.
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The Chilean made her way after opening her YouTube channel, where she is named after HelloI’mMommyBaby and has more than 600,000 followers.
In an interview with DW, María says that after the death of her husband in 2020, she went into a strong depression, so her grandson urged her to be a gamer and influencer, a situation that seemed implausible to her at the time.
The “gamer granny” says that she had no idea about video games, but at the insistence of her grandson she had no choice but to try, she could not even remotely imagine the success she had after opening her channel.
In another interview, for AFP, her grandson, who urged his grandmother to be a gamer, narrates that Mommy Baby At first she struggled with the game, because she didn’t want to hurt anyone, but being FreeFire a shooter, had no choice but to adapt to the game. His learning was such that he reached the “Heroic” rank league, the second highest rank in that game.
Recognitions to Mami Nena
María Elena Arévalo far transcended her aspirations and went so far in her mission as an influencer and gamer that The same creators of Free Fire paid for her to travel to Mexico City for a game event and recognized her as one of the leading figures in the community..
Not only that, because in her country, María received one more recognition, now from the prestigious Catholic University of Chileas one of the country’s 100 Senior Leaders for her role in reducing generational stereotypes.
Mommy Baby He explained that he never imagined that his decision to be a gamer would go this far. “All the children (players) told me to sign autographs for them (…) It was very beautiful. The day I leave, I’m going to leave with that,” he said for AFP.
Finally, the gamer granny assured that even though her account was stolen at the time, she will continue playing as long as she can. Furthermore, she explained that she has not forgotten her husband, her memory accompanies him in the game, since María embodied him in a bird that follows her character in the game..
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