Plus-sized influencer Callejas 503 dies aged 37 as heartbroken family reveals ‘painful truth’
- Edgar Landaverde’s death was confirmed by family on Instagram on Thursday
- The news of his sudden death has shocked followers
- His cause of death has not been announced
Plus-sized influencer Edgar Landaverde has died at the age of 37, his family confirmed to his 82,900 followers on Instagram.
“It is a painful truth for the family, but we make it public to all media: our beloved Callejas 503 has left this world,” his family said.
“We thank you all for the love and support you have shown him.”
His family also asked his followers to join them for a memorial service in a separate post.
The news of his sudden death shocked his followers as he had no known diseases.
In the photo: Edgar Landaverde. Plus-size influencer died last week at the age of 37. His cause of death has not been shared by his family
Edgar was better known online as Callejas 503. He had 82,900 Instagram followers and approximately 178,000 YouTube subscribers
Landaverde’s cause of death has not been revealed, but some of his followers were quick to speculate.
One Instagram user commented, “Unfortunately, Callejitas never worried about his health,” implying that his death was due to the lifestyle he had.
Another follower said ‘he wasn’t feeling well’ in his latest videos.
The influencer was better known online as Callejas 503. He came from El Salvador and was mainly a YouTuber.
Other followers expressed their condolences.
He used his YouTube channel to review food restaurants and share funny moments from his travels and daily life
The news of his sudden death shocked 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. God hold you in his arms and now find peace in eternal rest,” one Instagram user wrote.
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 restaurants and share funny moments from his travels and everyday life.
In one of his videos, he complained that social media influencers were not appreciated in his home country.
Followers offered their condolences to the YouTuber’s family. One user said: ‘Thank you for brightening up our lives’
Some social media goers were quick to speculate about the YouTuber’s cause of death. One comment stated that he “never worried about his health,” implying that his death was due to the lifestyle he had
Landaverde’s last YouTube video was posted in May
He said, “I really appreciate it when brands or people like my work because here in my country, El Salvador, brands don’t support content creators.
‘They prefer to pay a fortune to be on television, even though we could probably give them more 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 hesitate to invest in you, while they spend a lot of money elsewhere, on radio and TV.
‘But who still watches TV or listens to the radio? Everything is now online.’
The influencer’s last post on Instagram was a video of him talking about his motorcycle with followers on camera on April 24.
His last YouTube video was uploaded last month. In the vlog, Landaverde filmed his lunch outing with some friends at a food market in Santa Tecla.
