AuronPlay

Raúl Álvarez Genes (born 5 November 1988), better known by his online alias AuronPlay, is a Spanish YouTuber and Twitch streamer. His vlogs often provide satirical commentary on current affairs or on other internet videos.
, his YouTube channel has over 3.6 billion total video views, and he is the third most-subscribed YouTuber in Spain, with over 27.7 million subscribers. He is also among the most popular streamers on Twitch, operating the sixth most-followed Twitch channel in the world.
Early life.
Raúl Álvarez Genes was born in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain on 5 November 1988. Prior to his career as a YouTuber, Álvarez worked at a graphic arts and bookbinding company for nine years starting at the age of sixteen.
Career.
Álvarez joined YouTube in 2006. His online alias, AuronPlay, derives from the name of Auron, a character in the video game "Final Fantasy X". In a 2015 interview with Risto Mejide, he explained that he began making YouTube videos as a hobby, and makes videos criticising internet videos to "transform them into something funny." He initially recorded videos when he left work, covering his face with a mask in videos to avoid identification. He dedicated himself to uploading videos full-time after leaving his job as a printing shop worker.
Álvarez started a Twitch channel in September 2019, where he has broadcast gaming and social content.
Other activities.
Álvarez has published several autobiographical books, the first of which he presented at the 2016 Madrid Book Fair. With Spanish YouTuber Wismichu, Álvarez performed live shows under the production company YouPlanet.
In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Álvarez donated masks to the , part of the Catalan health system. Later that year, he hosted livestream that raised funds for the .
Personal life.
From 2013 to 2020, Álvarez was in a relationship with Spanish model Sara Moledo, also known by the alias Biyin.
Public image.
"GQ Spain" has described Álvarez as "the precursor to the vlogger world in Spain." In 2016, "20 minutos" called Álvarez "one of the most successful YouTubers of [Spain]" and "one of the most experienced figures of online video production." In 2020, "Forbes Spain" included Álvarez on their list of the top 100 influencers in Spain for the year.
In a June 2019 Twitter correspondence, Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, named Álvarez as the country's "minister of YouTube" by "presidential decree."
Controversies.
In 2015, Álvarez faced criticism on social media after publishing a YouTube video in which he criticised the third season of Spanish reality television series "Gran Hermano VIP" and promoted the hashtag "#GranHermanoVIH", a play on the title of the reality show and "VIH", the Spanish-language acronym for HIV.
In 2016, Álvarez and fellow YouTuber Wismichu published a video which involved making prank calls to Spanish firewood companies. The video led to a barrage of telephone calls to various firewood companies and a complaint made by several of the companies to the National Police.
In September 2019, news media outlets reported that FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu had filed a criminal complaint towards Álvarez in October 2018. The complaint concerned tweets made by Álvarez in 2017, "for uttering comments against Barcelona, the player (Neymar) and the president." Álvarez appeared in court at the end of 2018, although the judge decided not to formally admit the complaint. Álvarez and Bartomeu reconciled in December 2019.