# Ari Gameplays > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ari_Gameplays > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ari_Gameplays.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Gameplays > Source revision: 1331228669 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Mexican Internet personality, and glamour model (born 1998)}} {{family name hatnote|Garza|Alonso|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Ari Gameplays | image = Ari Gameplays con el Escorpión al Volante.png | caption = Ari Gameplays in 2021 | birth_name = Abril Abdamari Garza Alonso | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|02|28}} | birth_place = [Monterrey, Nuevo León](/source/Monterrey), Mexico | education = [Communication sciences](/source/Communication_sciences) ([Autonomous University of Nuevo León](/source/Autonomous_University_of_Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n); not completed) | occupation = {{hlist|[Internet celebrity](/source/Internet_celebrity)|[streamer](/source/Online_streamer)|[YouTuber](/source/YouTuber)|[TikTok](/source/TikTok)er|glamour model|[cosplay](/source/cosplay)er}} | years_active = 2016–present | spouse = {{Marriage|Juan Guarnizo|October 5, 2019|2024|reason=divorced}} | twitch_handle = AriGameplays | twitch_display_name = | twitch_years_active = | twitch_genre = [Let's Play](/source/Let's_Play) | twitch_game = | twitch_followers = 6.8 million | youtube_handle = AriGameplays | youtube_display_name = Ari Gameplays | youtube_years_active = 2014–present | youtube_genre = [Let's Play](/source/Let's_Play)
[Vlog](/source/Vlog) | youtube_subscribers = 4.17 million | youtube_views = 126 million | youtube_id2 = UCyVwO03dRdCLbWrX-Xn1DDA | youtube_display_name2 = ARI | tiktok_handle = arigameplays | tiktok_display_name = | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 26.1 million | stats_update = 24 February 2024 }} '''Abril Abdamari Garza Alonso''' (born February 28, 1998),{{Cite web |last=Puerto |first=Enrique |date=2022-08-16 |title=Las ardientes fotos de Ari Gameplays que desafían la censura de Instagram |url=https://laverdadnoticias.com/espectaculos/Las-ardientes-fotos-de-Ari-Gameplays-que-desafian-la-censura-de-Instagram-20220816-0062.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=La Verdad Noticias |language=es}} known online as '''Ari Gameplays''', is a Mexican [Internet personality](/source/Internet_personality) and [online streamer](/source/online_streamer). She is the second most-followed female streamer on [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)), with seven million followers,{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Shreyan |date=2022-07-07 |title=5 most followed female Twitch streamers (2022) |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/5-followed-female-twitch-streamers-2022 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Sportskeeda |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Figueroa |first=Vladimir Arteaga |date=2025-03-11 |title=Twitch celebra a las streamers de habla hispana en el mes de la mujer: un tributo a su impacto y logros |url=https://as.com/meristation/mexico/twitch-celebra-a-las-streamers-de-habla-hispana-en-el-mes-de-la-mujer-un-tributo-a-su-impacto-y-logros-n/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Meristation |language=es-mx}} as well as the 140th [most-followed user](/source/List_of_most-followed_TikTok_accounts) on [TikTok](/source/TikTok).{{Cite web |title=ARIA 🍓's TikTok Statistics |url=https://socialblade.com/tiktok/user/arigameplays |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Social Blade |language=en-US}} == Early life == Garza was born in [Monterrey, Nuevo León](/source/Monterrey). From an early age she became interested in video games, while studying [communication sciences](/source/Communication_studies) at the [Autonomous University of Nuevo León](/source/Autonomous_University_of_Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n), from which she dropped out due to her success in social networks.{{Cite web |last=Sánchez |first=Kenia |date=2022-08-29 |title=Ella es Ari Gameplays, la streamer mexicana más famosa |url=https://www.chicmagazine.com.mx/personajes/ari-gameplays-quien-es-y-como-se-hizo-famosa-la-streamer |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=CHICMagazine |language=es-MX}}{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Alexis |date=2021-06-17 |title=¿Quién es AriGameplays y cómo se hizo famosa en YouTube y en todo internet? |url=https://bolavip.com/gamer/AriGameplays-quien-es-y-como-se-hizo-famosa-en-YouTube-y-en-todo-internet-todos-los-detalles-de-la-streamer-mexicana-novia-y-esposa-de-JuanSGuarnizo-con-su-canal-de-YouTube-y-directos-en-Twitch-F22-20210616-0111.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Bolavip |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Arigameplays: ¿quién es y cómo se hizo famosa? |url=https://www.tuenlinea.com/youtube/arigameplays-quien-es-como-se-hizo-famosa/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=tuenlinea.com |language=es-MX}} == Career == On July 23, 2014, Garza uploaded her first video to [YouTube](/source/YouTube). Initially, she uploaded tutorials and content of female interest.{{Cite web |title=5 fotos de Ari Gameplays antes y después de alcanzar la fama en el gaming |url=https://gluc.mx/entretenimiento/2022/2/28/fotos-de-ari-gameplays-antes-despues-de-alcanzar-la-fama-en-el-gaming-48235.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=gluc.mx |date=28 February 2022 |language=spanish}} She subsequently chose to dedicate herself to [vlog](/source/vlog)s and [Let's Play](/source/Let's_Play)s.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Arigameplays y sus últimos videos de TikTok de los que todos están hablando |url=https://www.infobae.com/noticias/2022/09/13/arigameplays-y-sus-ultimos-videos-de-tiktok-de-los-que-todos-estan-hablando/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=[Infobae](/source/Infobae) |language=es}} The video games with which she had the most reach on that platform were ''[Minecraft](/source/Minecraft)'', ''[Grand Theft Auto V](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_V)'', ''[Fortnite](/source/Fortnite)'', ''[Overwatch](/source/Overwatch)'' and ''[Planet Coaster](/source/Planet_Coaster)''. Later on February 17, 2019, she started her secondary YouTube channel, which is active from time to time.{{Cite web |last=Márquez |first=Rita |date=2021-06-24 |title=Quién es AriGamePlays, la streamer que revoluciona las redes con arriesgadas fotos |url=https://viapais.com.ar/via-libre/quien-es-arigameplays-la-streamer-que-revoluciona-las-redes-con-arriesgadas-fotos/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Vía País |language=es}} In 2016, she started streaming on [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)), where she managed to position herself as the second most followed female streamer, with around 1.35 million. In June 2018 she participated in a ''[Fortnite Battle Royale](/source/Fortnite_Battle_Royale)'' tournament hosted by [El Rubius](/source/El_Rubius) at Gamergy 2018.{{Cite web |last=Alcolea Huertos |first=Alejandro |date=2018-06-21 |title=Estos son los 100 famosos del torneo de Fortnite de ElRubius en Gamergy 2018 |url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/estos-son-100-famosos-torneo-fortnite-elrubius-gamergy-2018-267039 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Hobbyconsolas |language=es}} Between May 18 and 19, 2019 she was invited to the Mexican festival Open.GG.{{Cite web |title=¿Qué es el Open.GG? Fechas y sede en México |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/videojuegos/esports/que-es-el-open-gg-fechas-y-sede-en-mexico |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Mediotiempo |date=17 April 2019 |language=es-MX}} In January 2019, she became involved in a controversy with the Panamanian streamer Windy Girk, since she accused her of "doing [stream sniping](/source/stream_sniping)" to harm her on a ''Fortnite'' server in which they had coincided.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-08 |title=WindyGirk acusa de hacer Stream sniping a Ari Gameplays y ella responde llamándola meme andante. |url=https://www.planetagaming.com/windygirk-acusa-de-hacer-stream-sniping-ari-gameplays-y-ella-responde-llamansdola-meme-andante/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Planeta Gaming |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Magno |first1=Isabella |last2=Babón |first2=Carla |date=2019-01-17 |title=YouTube es el escenario de la batalla entre WindyGirk y AriGamePlays |url=https://es.blastingnews.com/showbiz-y-tv/2019/01/youtube-es-el-escenario-de-la-batalla-entre-windygirk-y-arigameplays-002819531.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Blasting News |language=es}} In March 2021, Windy Girk accused her again of "using bots to report her social media", deleting her posts, videos, and streams, according to her.{{Cite web |last=Goche |first=Jhonatan |date=2021-03-04 |title=La respuesta de Arigameplays a Windygirk pone punto final a la polémica |url=https://www.egames.news/noticias/La-respuesta-de-Arigameplays-a-Windygirk-pone-punto-final-a-la-polemica-20210304-0015.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=eGames |language=es}} In September 2019, she was a luxury guest at Liga VIVA E-Sports ''[Dota 2](/source/Dota_2)'' tournament in [La Paz, Bolivia](/source/La_Paz).{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Ari Gameplays, la gamer más seguida en habla hispana llega a Bolivia para final de la Liga VIVA E-Sports |url=https://www.la-epoca.com.bo/2019/09/13/ari-gameplays-la-gamer-mas-seguida-en-habla-hispana-llega-a-bolivia-para-final-de-la-liga-viva-e-sports/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=La Época |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Wisper y AriGameplays serán invitados a la final de Liga Viva de E-Sports este domingo |url=https://www.atb.com.bo/deportes/wisper-y-arigameplays-ser%C3%A1n-invitados-la-final-de-liga-viva-de-e-sports-este-domingo |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=ATB Digital |language=es-BO |archive-date=2022-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108014100/https://www.atb.com.bo/deportes/wisper-y-arigameplays-ser%C3%A1n-invitados-la-final-de-liga-viva-de-e-sports-este-domingo |url-status=dead }} In September 2020, after suffering a ban on Twitch, she migrated to [Facebook Gaming](/source/Facebook_Gaming).{{Cite web |date=2020-09-30 |title=AriGamePlays: la polémica por baneo de Twitch a streamer mexicana |url=https://www.elimparcial.com/tecnologia/AriGamePlays-la-polemica-por-baneo-de-Twitch-a-streamer-mexicana-20200930-0162.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=[El Imparcial](/source/El_Imparcial) |language=es-MX}} In August 2021, she participated in ''Tortillaland'', a ''Minecraft'' content series hosted by [AuronPlay](/source/AuronPlay).{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Matías |date=2021-08-09 |title=TortillaLand: Todos los participantes del servidor de AuronPlay |url=https://codigoesports.com/tortillaland-todos-los-participantes-del-servidor-de-auronplay/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CodigoEsports |language=es}} On September 10, 2021, she returned to Twitch.{{Cite web |last=Pérez Cesari |first=Pedro |date=2022-09-09 |title=AriGameplays volverá a transmitir en Twitch a 2 años de su banneo |url=https://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/arigameplays-volver%C3%A1-transmitir-twitch-2-180000893.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=[Yahoo!](/source/Yahoo!) |language=es}} In April 2022, he participated in the Cero Albañiles construction-free Fortnite content series, hosted by [TheGrefg](/source/TheGrefg).{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=TheGrefg presenta Cero Albañiles, su torneo de Fortnite sin construcción |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/influencers/TheGrefg-Cero-Albaniles-Fortnite-construccion_0_1568843101.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=[Movistar eSports](/source/Movistar_eSports) |language=es}} In June 2022, she was invited to the La Velada del Año 2 [boxing](/source/boxing) event hosted by [Ibai Llanos](/source/Ibai_Llanos), where she became champion.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=La Velada del Año 2 rompió récords; mexicana Ari Gameplays fue la campeona |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/mas-deportes/la-velada-del-ano-2-rompio-records-mexicana-ari-gameplays-fue-la-campeona |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=El Universal |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=La Velada del Año 2: Arigameplay y Paracetamor dieron el mejor espectáculo de la noche, estos fueron los resultados |url=https://depor.com/depor-play/viral/la-velada-del-ano-2-resultados-arigameplay-y-paracetamor-dieron-el-mejor-espectaculo-de-la-noche-estos-fueron-los-resultados-twitch-ibai-llanos-mister-jagger-mexico-argentina-espana-noticia/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Depor |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=AriGameplays, Carola y Paracetamor, reyes y reinas de las redes sociales tras la Velada del Año 2 |url=https://www.marca.com/videojuegos/lo-mas-gaming/2022/06/28/62babfcae2704e3f608b45fa.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Marca |language=es}} That same month she also presented a limited clothing collection together with El Rubius, under the name of MadKat X Ari Gameplays,{{Cite web |last=Charlie |date=2022-06-22 |title=MadKat x AriGameplays o cómo la colaboración de El Rubius y la conocida youtuber mexicana podría colarse en tu armario |url=https://www.trendencias.com/marcas/madkat-x-arigameplays-como-colaboracion-rubius-conocida-youtuber-mexicana-podria-colarse-tu-armario |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Trendencias |language=es}} and appeared in the third edition of the Dame la Pasta Twitch event, hosted by Ibai Llanos.{{Cite web |last=Fiorillo |first=Bruno |date=2022-06-22 |title=Ibai: La tercera edición de Dame la Pasta |url=https://codigoesports.com/ibai-la-tercera-edicion-de-dame-la-pasta/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CodigoEsports |language=es}} In July 2022, she launched her own clothing collection in collaboration with [Shein](/source/Shein_(company)) company.{{Cite web |last=Cediz |first=Ricardo |date=2022-07-23 |title=Ari Gameplays anuncia el lanzamiento de su colaboración con Shein |url=https://www.random.news/noticias/Ari-Gameplays-anuncia-el-lanzamiento-de-su-colaboracion-con-Shein-20220723-0011.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Random News |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Fiorillo |first=Bruno |date=2022-07-28 |title=AriGameplays lanzó su propia colección de ropa |url=https://codigoesports.com/arigameplays-ropa-nueva-coleccion/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CodigoEsports |language=es}} In August 2022, she participated in ''Tortillaland 2'' sequel.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Biyín, AriGameplays, JuanSGuarnizo y todos los streamers presentados para TortillaLand 2, la serie de AuronPlay |url=https://www.marca.com/videojuegos/lo-mas-gaming/2022/07/05/62c4587922601d4b6a8b4574.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Marca |language=es}}{{Cite news |date=2022-08-13 |title=TortillaLand 2: fecha, participantes y cómo ver la aventura de Ibai Llanos y AuronPlay en Minecraft |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/videojuegos/videojuegos-twitch-streamers-todo-sobre-tortillaland-2-fecha-participantes-y-como-ver-la-aventura-de-ibai-llanos-y-auronplay-en-minecraft-espana-mexico-usa-noticia/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Per%C3%BA)) |language=es}} In October 2022, she was announced as the face of [Razer](/source/Razer_Inc.)'s Kraken Kitty V2 Pro [headset](/source/Headset_(audio)).{{Cite web |last=ChadowDan |date=2022-10-15 |title=Arigameplays es la nueva cara de los Kraken Kitty V2 Pro de Razer |url=https://www.millenium.gg/noticias/50780.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Millenium |language=es}} In April 2025, she made her musical debut under the musical alter ego Aria Bela. On that day, she released her first song, Pilates.{{Cite web |last=EFE |first=Por Aracely Chantaka / |date=2025-04-24 |title=La ‘gamer’ mexicana AriGameplays habla de su debut en la música: ‘Es una conexión más allá de los videojuegos’ |url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/entretenimiento/2025/04/23/la-gamer-mexicana-arigameplays-lanza-tema-pilates-asi-se-convirtio-en-cantante/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=El Financiero |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=AriGameplays lanza su primer sencillo, “Pilates”; ¿de qué trata su nueva canción? |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/tendencias/arigameplays-lanza-su-primer-sencillo-pilates-de-que-trata-su-nueva-cancion/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=El Universal |language=es}} == Personal life == On October 5, 2019, she married Colombian streamer Juan Sebastián "JuanSGuarnizo".{{Cite web |title=Youtuber Arigameplays se casa con su novio Sebastián |url=https://www.milenio.com/virales/arigameplays-casa-novio-sebastian-celebra-bodasebari |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Grupo Milenio |date=10 May 2019 |language=es-MX}}{{Cite web |last1=Com |first1=Canalrcn |date=2021-11-06 |title=Juan Guarnizo, el colombiano que gana espacio en Twitch |url=https://www.canalrcn.com/super-like/gente/juan-guarnizo-el-colombiano-que-gana-espacio-en-twitch-150234 |access-date=2022-11-08 |publisher=[Canal RCN](/source/Canal_RCN) |language=es}} On 18 September 2024, the couple announced their divorce via a live stream on the Twitch platform.{{Cite web |last=Villegas |first=Ricardo Cervantes |date=2024-09-18 |title=Juan Guarnizo y AriGameplays anuncian su DIVORCIO en stream |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/famosos/arigameplays-juan-guarnizo-divorcian-historia-streamers |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Grupo Milenio |language=es}} == Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Ceremony !Category !Nominee !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="1" |2018 | rowspan="1" |Eliot Awards |Gamer | rowspan="3" |Ari Gameplays |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="1" |{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=» Nominados al Premio Eliot 2018 |url=https://lideresmexicanos.com/noticias/nominados-al-premio-eliot-2018/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=lideresmexicanos.com}} |- |2019 |[7th MTV Millennial Awards](/source/2019_MTV_Millennial_Awards) | rowspan="2" |Streamer of the Year |{{Nominated}} |{{Cite web |date=2019-05-06 |title=Todos los nominados a los MTV MIAW 2019, los premios de los millenials |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/nominados-mtv-miaw-2019-premios-millenials_0_TMfn8e9d9.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Clarín |language=es}} |- |2021 |[8th MTV Millennial Awards](/source/2021_MTV_Millennial_Awards) |{{Nominated}} |{{Cite web |date=2021-07-13 |title=MTV Miaw 2021: lista completa de los ganadores |url=https://www.glamour.mx/celebrities/gossip/articulos/mtv-miaw-2021-ganadores-lista-completa/20898 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Glamour |language=es-MX}} |- | rowspan="4" |2022 | rowspan="2" |[9th MTV Millennial Awards](/source/2022_MTV_Millennial_Awards) |Flames Couple |JuanSGuarnizo and Ari Gameplays |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" |{{Cite news |date=2022-07-10 |title=MTV MIAW 2022 EN VIVO: hora, canal y todos los detalles sobre los MTV Millennial Awards |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/famosos/mtv-miaw-2022-en-vivo-hora-canal-y-todos-los-detalles-sobre-los-mtv-millennial-awards-en-directo-becky-g-c-tangana-mi-bebito-fiu-fiu-noticia/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Per%C3%BA)) |language=es}} |- |Streamer of the Year | rowspan="3" |Ari Gameplays |{{Nominated}} |- |Eliot Awards |Best Engager |{{Nominated}} |{{Cite web |title=Los Eliot Awards 2022 ya revelaron su lista de ganadores |url=https://www.sdpnoticias.com/espectaculos/famosos/eliot-awards-2022-estos-son-los-ganadores/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=sdpnoticias |date=28 October 2022 |language=en}} |- |Equinox LATAM Game Awards |Best Content Creator |{{Won}} |{{Cite web |last=Iglesias |first=Agustina |date=2022-11-07 |title=Equinox Latam Game Awards 2022: todos los ganadores del evento que premia a videojuegos, estudios y creadores de contenido |url=https://culturageek.com.ar/equinox-latam-game-awards-2022-premios-lista-de-ganadores/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Cultura Geek |language=es-AR}} |- |} == References == {{Reflist|2}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gameplays, Ari}} Category:Living people Category:1998 births Category:People from Ciudad Juárez Category:Mexican Twitch (service) streamers Category:Mexican TikTokers Category:Glamour models Category:Mexican gaming YouTubers Category:YouTube vloggers Category:Cosplayers Category:National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ari Gameplays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Gameplays) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Gameplays?action=history)). 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