"Many years before setting up his tripod high atop Puruchuco Hill an Inca archaeological site east of Lima like someone planting a flag to commentate on the Copa Libertadores final with a cell phone, Cliver Huaman Sanchez began training his voice with the only two videos on his father's USB drive: one of Lionel Messi and one of Neymar. There was no cable television or internet connection in Huampica,"
"Before picking up a microphone and creating a sports channel on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook where his followers have grown from hundreds to over a million in a matter of days Cliver's hands held a pick and shovel. His palms became rough working the fields of quinoa and amaranth, at over 2,000 meters above sea level, in the province of Andahuaylas, in the Apurimac region."
"Cliver and his Pol Deportes channel are the latest social media sensation. In the space of just a week, the 15-year-old has gone from a 16-hour road trip to Lima that unfamiliar capital where the sky is always gray to appearing on the main daytime television programs and being received with full honors at the presidential palace. While only neighborhood chicken restaurants used to sponsor him, now clothing chains dress him in exclusive suits and tech stores give him high-end cell phones."
Cliver Huaman Sanchez trained his voice by watching only two videos on his father's USB drive, of Lionel Messi and Neymar. He grew up in Huampica, a remote Andean town without cable or internet, and worked the fields of quinoa and amaranth at over 2,000 meters altitude. He started Pol Deportes on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, and his follower count surged from hundreds to over a million in days. He has appeared on daytime television, been received at the presidential palace, gained clothing and tech sponsors, and traveled from his first visit to Lima to attend matches in Europe.
Read at english.elpais.com
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