- The death of Edgar Landaverde was confirmed this Thursday by relatives on Instagram
- The news of his sudden death has shocked his followers.
- His cause of death has not been revealed.
Plus-size influencer Edgar Landaverde died at the age of 37, as confirmed by his family on Instagram to his 82,900 followers.
‘It is a painful truth for the family, but we make it public to all the media: our beloved Callejas 503 has left this world,’ his family commented.
‘We thank each of you for the love and support you have shown.’
His family also asked their followers to join them for a tribute in a separate post.
The news of his sudden death shocked his followers, as he had no known illness.
In the photo: Édgar Landaverde. The plus-size influencer died last week at age 37. Her family has not shared the cause of her death.
Edgar was better known online as Callejas 503. He had 82,900 followers on Instagram and around 178,000 subscribers on YouTube.
The cause of Landaverde’s death has not been revealed, but some of his followers were quick to speculate.
An Instagram user commented: ‘Unfortunately, Callejitas never cared about his health,’ implying that his death was due to the lifestyle he had.
Another follower said he ‘looked bad’ in his latest videos.
The influencer was better known online as Callejas 503. He was from El Salvador and was primarily a YouTuber.
Other followers expressed their condolences.
He used his YouTube channel to review food places and share fun moments from his travels and daily life.
The news of his sudden death shocked his followers.
Landaverde was buried on Saturday in Santa Tecla, El Salvador
‘We will miss you in our homes, Callejas. You were part of our lives without even knowing you. Thank you for brightening our lives. May God hold you in his arms and find peace now in eternal rest,’ wrote one Instagram user.
The influencer was buried on Saturday in Santa Tecla.
He created his YouTube channel in 2012 and had 178,000 subscribers at the time of writing.
He used it to review food places and share fun moments from his travels and daily life.
In one of his videos, he complained that social media influencers were not valued in his home country.
Followers offered their condolences to the YouTuber’s family. One user said: ‘Thank you for brightening our lives’
Some social media users were quick to speculate about the cause of the YouTuber’s death. One comment said that he “never worried about his health,” implying that his death was due to the lifestyle he had.
Landaverde’s last YouTube video was published in May
He said: ‘I really appreciate when brands or people value my work because here in my country, El Salvador, brands do not support content creators.
‘They prefer to pay a fortune to appear on television, although we could probably give them better publicity.
‘Maybe not in terms of quantity, but our advertising is effective and we have our reach.
‘Most companies try to pay you with barter deals and are reluctant to invest in you, while they spend a lot of money elsewhere, on radio and television.
‘But who watches television or listens to the radio anymore? “Everything is online now.”
The influencer’s last Instagram post was a video of him talking to the camera about his motorcycle to his followers on April 24.
His latest YouTube video was uploaded last month. In the vlog, Landaverde filmed her having lunch with some friends at a food market in Santa Tecla.
