Javicoro
Javier Cardenas | |||||||
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Born | Maracay, Venezuela | August 2, 1988||||||
Nationality | Venezuelan, Argentinan | ||||||
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Education | Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado | ||||||
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Also known as | javicoro | ||||||
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Years active | 2015–present | ||||||
Genre | Travel blog | ||||||
Subscribers | 226 thousand[1] (16 February 2024) | ||||||
Total views | 35.17 million[1] (16 February 2024) | ||||||
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Javier Enrique Cárdenas Escalona (Maracay, Venezuela, August 2, 1988), better known as Javicoro, is a Venezuelan YouTuber, blogger and reporter[2] and activist for the rights of immigrants and a Goodwill Ambassador for International Organization for Migration (IOM).[3][4]
He is dedicated to creating content for social media aimed at migrants and refugees.[5][6]
Since 2014. he lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Since he has Argentine citizenship as well)
He is host of Raices en Movimiento, a podcast in collaboration with the IOM recorded in Radio Capital.[7][8]
Frequently gives conferences in different universities such as University of Palermo, National University of Lomas de Zamora and National University of La Matanza.[9]
Biography
Born in Venezuela in 1988, he started his career on social media at the age of 26 and quickly gained popularity in his home country thanks to his humor and charisma.
In 2016, due to the difficult political and economic situation in Venezuela, decided to move to Argentina in search of new opportunities. In this country, he continued his work on social media, documenting his life on his YouTube channel and his profiles on Instagram and Youtube.[10][11][12][13]
He has also stood out for his work in helping immigrants and refugees, organizing clothing and food donation campaigns, and collaborating with non-governmental organizations that work in support of this population.[14][15]
Thanks to his social commitment and popularity on social media, has been recognized on several occasions for his work, receiving awards and accolades for his humanitarian aid work and promotion of immigrant integration in Argentina.[16][17]
Currently, continues to work on his career as a YouTuber and influencer, but always maintaining his commitment to the community and his work in helping those in need.[18]
In 2017, an 2022 he was appointed ambassador of the IOM (International Organization for Migration) for a UN campaign against racism and xenophobia.[19]
He has over 1 million followers on TikTok and more than 230,000 on YouTube.[20][21][22]
References
- ^ a b "About Javicoro". YouTube.
- ^ "Javicoro impulsa el turismo en Colombia de esta manera". Diario 2001 (in Spanish). April 21, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ DBorges (April 14, 2023). "Javicoro y la OIM lanzan un podcast para promover la inclusión y la diversidad a través de historias de migrantes en Argentina". AlbertoNews – Periodismo sin censura (in Spanish). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "A favor de los migrantes del mundo: Javicoro lanzó su nuevo podcast - LaPatilla.com". www.lapatilla.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Con su nuevo podcast, Javicoro apoya a todos los migrantes del mundo". www.elfarandi.com (in Spanish). April 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Youtuber venezolano radicado en Argentina, lanzará este viernes un podcast dedicado a los migrantes". Es Re Viral (in Spanish). October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ ""Raíces en movimiento", un nuevo podcast con historias migrantes inspiradoras | OIM Argentina". argentina.iom.int (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ eltricolorarg. "Llega «Raíces en movimiento» un nuevo podcast que nos llevará a conocer la vida de migrantes del mundo. | EL TRICOLOR" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Venezolanos que enseñan a los argentinos". n.d.
- ^ Restrepo, María (April 3, 2023). "Javicoro llegó a Colombia para mostrar la cultura la gastronomía y sus bellos paisajes". La KW (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Nomberto, Isabel (January 24, 2024). "Joven que viajó por 19 países de Latinoamérica revela qué le sorprendió del Perú: "Me voló la cabeza"". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Obando, Por Manoel (January 8, 2024). "Metropolitano: influencer venezolano se sube al medio de transporte y se lleva una tremenda sorpresa". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Sourtech. ""No hay nada de tráfico": venezolano sube al Metropolitano por primera vez y queda en shock - Exitosa Noticias". www.exitosanoticias.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Venezolanos en Argentina han recolectado casi 400 mil pesos para los damnificados de La Tejerías". Es Re Viral (in Spanish). October 12, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Migrantes venezolanos enseñan en Youtube como vivir en Argentina - Café de la tarde. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Influencer Javicoro crossed the Colombia-Venezuela border without ID or passport".
- ^ Afaraya, Cynthia (January 7, 2024). "Venezolano queda maravillado con el Metropolitano tras visitar Perú por primera vez: "No hay tráfico"". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Venezolanos que viven en argentina". August 6, 2018.
- ^ Oficial tweet OIM Argentina. "OIM campaign against hate speech". Twitter. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "Influencer venezolano en Argentina, arribó a más de 1 millón de seguidores en TikTok". Es Re Viral (in Spanish). September 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ "TopoMagico (@javicoro) Official TikTok | Watch TopoMagico's Newest TikTok Videos". TikTok. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Prada, Génesis Daniela (January 20, 2023). "YouTube premia a Javi Coro, el sexto venezolano en Argentina en obtener el reconocimiento - fronteraviva.com". Frontera Viva Periodico Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2023.