Carolina Iglesias

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Carolina Iglesias
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Born (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31) [1]
Occupation(s)Comedian, screenwriter and YouTuber
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Years active2012-present
Subscribers165 thousand [2]
Total views28.5 million [2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers

Last updated: 14 October 2024

Carolina Iglesias [3] (born 8 August 1993 in Oleiros), also known as Percebes y Grelos, is a Spanish comedian, screenwriter, and YouTuber. [4] In 2021, she was recognized with the Marcela and Elisa Award for her work in favor of LGTBI+, rights, being the youngest person to receive this award.

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Trajectory

In 2017, she began co-hosting Yu: No te pierdas nada, one of the star programs of the radio network Los 40, and has worked on programs such as Zapeando , Lo siguiente (the TVE program hosted by Raquel Sánchez Silva), on Operación Triunfo, Hora yutuber or Youtubers Live. [5] [6] She also starred in the Palacio de la Prensa in a theatrical show about the nostalgia of twenty-somethings called Que vuelva Fotolog together with the YouTuber Esty Quesada (Soy una pringada). [7]

On 18 September 2019 she began to publish on her YouTube channel #UnaCañaCon, a space sponsored by Mahou in which she interviews artists. [8] That same year, Iglesias hosted the XVII Mestre Mateo Awards along with Camila Bossa, David Amor, Xlio Abonjo, and Fernando Epelde. [9]

Since May 2020, she has presented Estirando el chicle, a podcast created together with Victoria Martín that, although it began recording from their homes, was signed by Podium Podcast in its second season. Since its launch, in the midst of strict confinement (March–May) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it became one of the most listened to independent podcasts in Spain. [10] [11] Also in 2020, she premiered on YouTube, together with Victoria Martín Válidas, a webseries about two female comedians going through a bad time and who decide to pose as a couple to achieve social success. Iglesias and Martín wrote and starred in it. [12]

In 2021, Iglesias began collaborating with Henar Álvarez in the weekly comedy segment Tarde lo que tarde on Radio Nacional de España. [13]

Filmography

Programs

YearProgramChannelRole
2017–2018 El chat de OT La 1 Host
2018Lo siguiente La 1 Collaborator
Ilustres ignorantes Movistar+ Guest
2019 Zapeando laSexta Collaborator
Problemas del primer mundo Flooxer Collaborator
Roast Battle Comedy Central Monologuist
2020Roast a España Comedy Central Monologuist
2022LOL: Si te ríes, pierdes Prime Video Host

Series

YearSeriesChannelCharacterDuration
2019Antes de perder Playz Yeniffer1 episode
Paquita Salas Netflix Amiga de Belén1 episode
Dating Stories Badoo Irene1 episode
2020Válidas YouTube Carolina5 episodes
2021 La reina del pueblo Flooxer Chica Mensaje1 episode
Luimelia Atresplayer Premium Carolina1 episode

Podcast

YearProgramChannelRole
2020–presentEstirando el chiclePodium PodcastCo–Host

Awards

In October 2021, Estirando el chicle by Iglesias and Victoria Martín, broadcast on Podium Podcast, received the Ondas Award for Best podcast or digital broadcasting program. [14]

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