A plus-size influencer has died of a suspected heart attack aged just 37.
Edgar Landaverde’s untimely passing was confirmed by his family.
They didn’t reveal the cause of death.
However, unconfirmed reports suggest it was a heart attack, possibly brought on by his obesity.
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Edgar was better known online as Callejas 503, as reported on Need To Know.
His family wrote to his 82,900 Instagram followers: “It is a painful truth for the family, but we are making it public to all media: our beloved Callejas 503 has left this world.
“We thank each one of you for the love and support you have shown him.”
Edgar was from El Salvador and was primarily a YouTuber.
He created his channel in 2012 and boasted 178,000 subscribers at the time of writing.
He used it to review food joints and share funny moments from his travels and daily life.
In one of his videos, he complained about how social media influencers weren’t valued in his home country.
He said: “I really appreciate it when brands or people value my work because here in my country, El Salvador, brands don’t support content creators.
“They prefer to pay a fortune to be on TV, even though 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 big money elsewhere, on radio and TV.
“But who watches TV or listens to the radio anymore? Everything is online now.”
Edgar was laid to rest in Santa Tecla on Saturday (8 Jun).
A follower named Mario wrote: “We’re going to miss you, The Big Callejas.
“Your last ride through the streets in your Toyota or on your motorcycle, you always brought us joy on sad days.
“It breaks my heart that I won’t be able to see you on YouTube any more like I used to.”
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