El Mariana Biography: YouTube, Age, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Twitch, Girlfriend, Height

Osvaldo Palacios Flores, better known online as El Mariana, is a Mexican streamer and content creator whose rise was driven by short clips from his live gaming sessions spreading quickly on TikTok and pulling new audiences toward his longer Twitch broadcasts.

Over time, his streams became known for a mix of gameplay and conversational “Just Chatting” segments, and his reach expanded across YouTube and other platforms.

His visibility jumped again outside the livestream when he appeared in the Latin American Spanish dub of the film Five Nights at Freddy’s as the character Jeff, and later when he stepped into the ring for Ibai Llanos’ La Velada del Año IV, a creator boxing event watched by millions.

Profile

• Full name: Osvaldo Palacios Flores
• Nickname: El Mariana; El Patrón
• Date of birth: July 23, 1998
• Age: 27 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
• State of origin: Tamaulipas
• Nationality: Mexican
• Profession: Streamer; content creator; voice cameo (Latin dub)
• Height: 1.97 m
• Weight: 81.9 kg (official event stats, July 2024)
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: N/A
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: Mexican
• Net worth: $2,000,000

Early Life and education

Osvaldo Palacios Flores is now, at the age of 27 and was born on July 23, 1998 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in northeastern Mexico. From early on, he kept most family details out of the spotlight.

Before streaming became his full-time focus, he described a fairly typical student-to-work transition: he was studying computer science and reached around his sixth or seventh semester, later taking online classes.

During that same period, he worked briefly as a programming intern, and he has said he left that role after saving enough to buy a laptop that could support content creation.

Personal Life

El Mariana is relatively private about his romantic affairs. He tends to focus more on his work, his platforms, and major public appearances rather than identifying a spouse, long-term partner, or children.

Career

El Mariana’s career is rooted in livestreaming and short-form clip culture. As his live moments circulated widely, more viewers arrived at his Twitch channel, where he built a reputation as a high-traffic Spanish-language creator and Twitch Partner.

His growth has consistently been linked to short clips traveling across social platforms, turning individual stream moments into a steady pipeline of new viewers.

By 2023, he was being discussed in the context of top-viewed Spanish-speaking creators, and he was nominated for major creator awards within the Spanish-speaking livestream ecosystem.

That same period also included a mainstream entertainment step: he joined the Latin American Spanish dub of the film Five Nights at Freddy’s as Jeff, crediting him beyond the streaming category and putting his name into a traditional studio release.

In 2024, he took on one of the biggest cross-platform creator spectacles in the Spanish-speaking internet: La Velada del Año IV, held on July 13, 2024, at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. In the main event, he faced Spanish creator YoSoyPlex and lost by judges’ decision, a result widely reported by outlets covering the event.

His preparation for that event became content in itself, culminating in the documentary El Cuarto Round, which follows his training period leading into the fight.

In 2025, he also tested a more music-adjacent lane with an official studio cover release: his cover of “Secreto de Amor” (originally associated with Joan Sebastian) drew rapid traction, including a reported one million YouTube plays within a day and a strong placement on the platform’s trending lists.

Awards

• Streamer Revelación (nominee) (Premios ESLAND) (2021)
• Streamer del Año (nominee) (Premios ESLAND) (2023)
• MIAW Icon / Creator of the Year (nominee) (MTV MIAW Awards) (2023)
• MIAW Icon / Creator of the Year (nominee) (MTV MIAW Awards) (2024)

Net worth

El Mariana’s estimated net worth is estimated to be at least $2,000,000. This estimate is based on how creators at his scale typically earn: Twitch subscriptions and advertising, YouTube monetization, sponsorships and brand integrations.

Social Media

• Instagram: @elmarianaa
• X (Twitter): @elmarianaa
• TikTok: @elmarianaa
• Twitch: ElMariana (twitch.tv/elmariana)
• YouTube: @elmarianajuega (ElMariana Gaming)
• YouTube: @ElMariana (secondary channel)
• Facebook: El Mariana (ElMarianaFB)

Filmography

• Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
• El Cuarto Round (2024)

Discography

• Secreto de Amor (cover) (2025)