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===As a Writer===
===As a Writer===
His first novel, ''Luna de Plutón'' (Pluto's Moon), was published by the editorial [[Planeta Group|Planeta]] in Spain and Latin America in 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.clarin.com/cultura/Dross-youtubers-media_fest_0_1441056369.html |title=Dross, una estrella de YouTube, presenta su primera novela |trans-title=Dross, a YouTube star, releases his first novel |newspaper=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] |date=October 1, 2015 |language=Spanish }}</ref> and became a best seller in a few weeks.<ref name=Universal/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dineroenimagen.com/2016-01-09/67006 |title=Los 10 libros más vendidos en la primera semana del 2016 |trans-title=The 10 best selling books in the first week of 2016 |website=Dinero en imagen |date=January 9, 2016 |language=Spanish |location=Mexico }}</ref> His second book, ''El Festival de la blasfemia'' (The Festival of Blasphemy) was released in 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/libros/dross-lima-trata-festival-blasfemia-232764 |title='Dross' en Lima: ¿De qué trata 'Festival de la blasfemia'? |trans-title='Dross' in Lima: What's 'Festival de la blasfemia' about? |newspaper=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]] |date=July 6, 2016 |language=Spanish }}</ref> and a sequel to his first book, ''Luna de Plutón II: La guerra de Ysaak'' (Pluto's moon 2: The war of Ysaak), in March 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/espectaculos/2017/04/1/dross-habla-de-la-trama-de-su-nuevo-libro |title=Dross habla de la trama de su nuevo libro |trans-title=Dross talks about the plot of his new book |newspaper=El Universal |date=April 1, 2017 |language=Spanish |agency=[[Notimex]] }}</ref> ''Valle de la Calma'' (Valley of Calm) was published in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |author=Florencia Suárez |url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2018-7-8-8-32-31-la-puerta-al-infierno-septimo-dia |title=Séptimo Día: Dross: La puerta al infierno |trans-title=Dross: The door to Hell |newspaper=[[El Día (La Plata)|El Día]] |date=July 8, 2018 |language=Spanish }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://trome.pe/viral/instagram-dross-valle-calma-libro-promocion-video-fotos-85477 |title=Instagram viral: Dross demuestra con este video que es un maestro del clickbait |trans-title=Viral Instagram: Dross demonstrates with this video that he's a master of clickbait |website=Trome |date=June 8, 2018 |language=Spanish }}</ref>
His first novel, ''Luna de Plutón'' (Pluto's Moon), buy it i know you will love it was published by the editorial [[Planeta Group|Planeta]] in Spain and Latin America in 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.clarin.com/cultura/Dross-youtubers-media_fest_0_1441056369.html |title=Dross, una estrella de YouTube, presenta su primera novela |trans-title=Dross, a YouTube star, releases his first novel |newspaper=[[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] |date=October 1, 2015 |language=Spanish }}</ref> and became a best seller in a few weeks.<ref name=Universal/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dineroenimagen.com/2016-01-09/67006 |title=Los 10 libros más vendidos en la primera semana del 2016 |trans-title=The 10 best selling books in the first week of 2016 |website=Dinero en imagen |date=January 9, 2016 |language=Spanish |location=Mexico }}</ref> His second book, ''El Festival de la blasfemia'' (The Festival of Blasphemy) was released in 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/libros/dross-lima-trata-festival-blasfemia-232764 |title='Dross' en Lima: ¿De qué trata 'Festival de la blasfemia'? |trans-title='Dross' in Lima: What's 'Festival de la blasfemia' about? |newspaper=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]] |date=July 6, 2016 |language=Spanish }}</ref> and a sequel to his first book, ''Luna de Plutón II: La guerra de Ysaak'' (Pluto's moon 2: The war of Ysaak), in March 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/espectaculos/2017/04/1/dross-habla-de-la-trama-de-su-nuevo-libro |title=Dross habla de la trama de su nuevo libro |trans-title=Dross talks about the plot of his new book |newspaper=El Universal |date=April 1, 2017 |language=Spanish |agency=[[Notimex]] }}</ref> ''Valle de la Calma'' (Valley of Calm) was published in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |author=Florencia Suárez |url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2018-7-8-8-32-31-la-puerta-al-infierno-septimo-dia |title=Séptimo Día: Dross: La puerta al infierno |trans-title=Dross: The door to Hell |newspaper=[[El Día (La Plata)|El Día]] |date=July 8, 2018 |language=Spanish }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://trome.pe/viral/instagram-dross-valle-calma-libro-promocion-video-fotos-85477 |title=Instagram viral: Dross demuestra con este video que es un maestro del clickbait |trans-title=Viral Instagram: Dross demonstrates with this video that he's a master of clickbait |website=Trome |date=June 8, 2018 |language=Spanish }}</ref>


On August 5, 2019, the author launched his most recent work, ''El libro negro'' (The Black Book), in it explores the topics of the [[Deep Web]],<ref>{{cite web |title=El libro negro - Dross {{!}} Planeta de Libros |url=https://www.planetadelibros.cl/libro-el-libro-negro/302560 |website=planetadelibros.com |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=es-cl}}</ref> and cosmic horror.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Papelería |first1=Panamericana Librería y |title=El libro negro: Deep Web y horror cósmico |url=https://www.panamericana.com.co/el-libro-negro-deep-web-y-horror-cosmico-588921/p |website=www.panamericana.com.co |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=es-CO}}</ref> The book became available in Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on September 1, 2019, and will be available in Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador on November 1, 2019.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} As of September 6, 2019, ''El libro negro'' it became the best-selling book in some countries of [[The Americas]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/espanol/news/article/Los-10-libros-m-s-vendidos-14419472.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002220137/https://www.sfgate.com/espanol/news/article/Los-10-libros-m-s-vendidos-14419472.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> like, [[Argentina]], in which I head the number one of the best-selling books in that country from August 25 to September 1, 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last1=www.eldia.com |first1=Diario El Dia de La Plata |title=Diario El Dia de La Plata www.eldia.com |url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2019-9-3-14-48-0-los-libros-de-un-youtuber-venezolano-y-el-de-cristina-al-tope-del-ranking-de-los-mas-vendidos-informacion-general |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=www.eldia.com |date=3 September 2019 |language=es}}</ref> all his books were published by [[Planeta Group | Planeta]].<ref name=":2" />
On August 5, 2019, the author launched his most recent work, ''El libro negro'' (The Black Book), in it explores the topics of the [[Deep Web]],<ref>{{cite web |title=El libro negro - Dross {{!}} Planeta de Libros |url=https://www.planetadelibros.cl/libro-el-libro-negro/302560 |website=planetadelibros.com |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=es-cl}}</ref> and cosmic horror.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Papelería |first1=Panamericana Librería y |title=El libro negro: Deep Web y horror cósmico |url=https://www.panamericana.com.co/el-libro-negro-deep-web-y-horror-cosmico-588921/p |website=www.panamericana.com.co |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=es-CO}}</ref> The book became available in Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on September 1, 2019, and will be available in Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador on November 1, 2019.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} As of September 6, 2019, ''El libro negro'' it became the best-selling book in some countries of [[The Americas]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sfgate.com/espanol/news/article/Los-10-libros-m-s-vendidos-14419472.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002220137/https://www.sfgate.com/espanol/news/article/Los-10-libros-m-s-vendidos-14419472.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> like, [[Argentina]], in which I head the number one of the best-selling books in that country from August 25 to September 1, 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last1=www.eldia.com |first1=Diario El Dia de La Plata |title=Diario El Dia de La Plata www.eldia.com |url=https://www.eldia.com/nota/2019-9-3-14-48-0-los-libros-de-un-youtuber-venezolano-y-el-de-cristina-al-tope-del-ranking-de-los-mas-vendidos-informacion-general |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=www.eldia.com |date=3 September 2019 |language=es}}</ref> all his books were published by [[Planeta Group | Planeta]].<ref name=":2" />

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Ángel David Revilla
Dross Rotzank in a interview of July 2019.
Born (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42)
Caracas, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
EducationMass communication Universidad Santa María (Venezuela)
Known forYouTube series
Notable workLuna de Plutón
El Festival de la Blasfemia
La Guerra de Ysaak
Valle de la Calma
El Libro Negro
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
AwardsMartín Fierro Awards
YouTube information
Channel
Years active1998–present
Genre(s)Horror
Black humor
Gameplays
Reviews
Subscribers20 Million[2]
(October 19, 2020)
Total views3k97 Million[2]
(October 23, 2019)
NetworkMitú[3]
100,000 subscribers2012
1,000,000 subscribers2013
10,000,000 subscribers2016
Last updated: July 27, 2018
Websiteeldiariodedross.com
Signature

Ángel David Revilla Lenoci[4] (born July 16, 1982),[5] better known as Dross Rotzank or simply Dross, is a Venezuelan YouTuber and writer who currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6]

Early life

Ángel David Revilla was born on July 16, 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela, his father was an airplane pilot and his mother was a gastronomy-oriented businesswoman. David Revilla studied at Santa Maria University, where he graduated from Social Communication in 2007, he practiced his profession as a journalist for a medical magazine.[7]

Revilla started writing game reviews for websites like Meristation or GameFAQs, but quickly moved to creating blog content at El Diario de Dross (The Diary of Dross) created in 1998. Revilla make some posts on the Meristation and Vandal forums under the name "Dross", a username based on the then wrestler, Drozdov (whom Revilla mistakenly refers to as «Warren Droz»), but which was misspelled with two "s".[1]

I remembered a WWE wrestler (at that time the WWF) named Warren Droz and I was wrong and I put it with two "s" and the rest is history.

— Ángel David Revilla in a interview.[8]

Career

As a YouTuber

Capture of the video "Dross te contesta 12" (Dross answers 12), uploaded on January 22, 2012.

David created his YouTube account in 2006, in 2007 he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina where he currently resides.[1] in mid-2013 he turned to horror videos, according to Dross: "I wanted to change the paradigm, I wanted to change the image because I felt burned out, he also assures that if he returned to humor, he would dust off his old hat and glasses."[9] Which it's generated major global success for Revilla, and propelled the DrossRotzank channel, he became the most subscribed horror-genre creator on YouTube, as well as the first to reach over 13 million subscribers in any category of Sudamerican country, Argentina.[citation needed] In 2015 Dross participated in a project called "Dross Dark Tales of Terror", where he told contemporary horror stories,[1] that series had the collaboration of the network Mitú network, the series had 11 episodes and is currently inactive.[10]

Revilla currently runs two additional YouTube channels, Los Vlogs de Dross (Dross's Vlogs) and Mi Querido Mussolini (My Dear Mussolini), in which he uploads videos of his fish pet, Mussolini,[7] whose name comes from the Fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. In March 2017, Dross was invited to the "La Mole Comic Con" event, which took place at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, dedicated to pop culture and Japanese. He participating in three "meet & greet" sessions, from March 17th, 18th and 19th.[11] In 2018, his work as a digital content creator and social media influencer was recognized with the prestigious Martin Fierro Award.[12]

As a Writer

His first novel, Luna de Plutón (Pluto's Moon), buy it i know you will love it was published by the editorial Planeta in Spain and Latin America in 2015[13] and became a best seller in a few weeks.[6][14] His second book, El Festival de la blasfemia (The Festival of Blasphemy) was released in 2016,[15] and a sequel to his first book, Luna de Plutón II: La guerra de Ysaak (Pluto's moon 2: The war of Ysaak), in March 2017.[16] Valle de la Calma (Valley of Calm) was published in 2018.[17][18]

On August 5, 2019, the author launched his most recent work, El libro negro (The Black Book), in it explores the topics of the Deep Web,[19] and cosmic horror.[20] The book became available in Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on September 1, 2019, and will be available in Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador on November 1, 2019.[citation needed] As of September 6, 2019, El libro negro it became the best-selling book in some countries of The Americas,[21] like, Argentina, in which I head the number one of the best-selling books in that country from August 25 to September 1, 2019,[22] all his books were published by Planeta.[9]

Personal life

Dross initially described himself as an atheist, but later declared himself an agnostic atheist. He defines his accent as a mixture between Venezuelan and Rioplatense. Dross is of Italian and Spanish descent.[7]

Bibliography

  • (2015) Luna de Plutón. Planeta. ISBN 978-950-730-096-7.
  • (2016) Festival de la blasfemia. Planeta. ISBN 978-950-730-113-1.
  • (2017) Luna de Plutón II: La guerra de Ysaak. Planeta. ISBN 978-950-730-152-0.
  • (2018) Valle de la calma. Planeta. ISBN 978-950-730-206-0.
  • (2019) El libro negro. Planeta. ISBN 978-950-870-153-4.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mtz, Alejandro Cruz. "▷ Biografía de Dross ◁ Edad, estatura, libros, Badabun". laletrade.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About DrossRotzank". YouTube.
  3. ^ ""Nos están estafando": youtubers denuncian a la network Mitú (VIDEO)". Radio Fórmula (in Mexican Spanish). January 20, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "REVILLA LENOCI ANGEL DAVID (20-94332594-5), Boulogne (Buenos Aires) - Cuit Online". CUITonline. Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "DrossRotzank Wiki, Height, Age, Net Worth, Family 2020". www.wikifame.org. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Miguel Ángel Teposteco. "Dross, el youtuber de los 6 millones de seguidores" [Dross, the Youtuber with 6 million followers]. El Universal (in Spanish).
  7. ^ a b c Omaña, Henysbel. "Dross Rotzank, el youtuber que busca aterrorizar a los demás con sus historias". laneta.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "¿Quién es Dross y por qué es toda una celebridad en YouTube?". RPP (in Spanish). July 18, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Depablos, Omarela (October 31, 2019). "El terror que parió a Dross". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dross Dark Tales of Terror (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  11. ^ "Confirma youtuber Dross visita a México". El Universal (in Spanish). January 23, 2017.
  12. ^ "Youtuber Dross ganó premio Martín Fierro al artista digital más influyente". El Universal (in Spanish). December 11, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Dross, una estrella de YouTube, presenta su primera novela" [Dross, a YouTube star, releases his first novel]. Clarín (in Spanish). October 1, 2015.
  14. ^ "Los 10 libros más vendidos en la primera semana del 2016" [The 10 best selling books in the first week of 2016]. Dinero en imagen (in Spanish). Mexico. January 9, 2016.
  15. ^ "'Dross' en Lima: ¿De qué trata 'Festival de la blasfemia'?" ['Dross' in Lima: What's 'Festival de la blasfemia' about?]. El Comercio (in Spanish). July 6, 2016.
  16. ^ "Dross habla de la trama de su nuevo libro" [Dross talks about the plot of his new book]. El Universal (in Spanish). Notimex. April 1, 2017.
  17. ^ Florencia Suárez (July 8, 2018). "Séptimo Día: Dross: La puerta al infierno" [Dross: The door to Hell]. El Día (in Spanish).
  18. ^ "Instagram viral: Dross demuestra con este video que es un maestro del clickbait" [Viral Instagram: Dross demonstrates with this video that he's a master of clickbait]. Trome (in Spanish). June 8, 2018.
  19. ^ "El libro negro - Dross | Planeta de Libros". planetadelibros.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  20. ^ Papelería, Panamericana Librería y. "El libro negro: Deep Web y horror cósmico". www.panamericana.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ www.eldia.com, Diario El Dia de La Plata (September 3, 2019). "Diario El Dia de La Plata www.eldia.com". www.eldia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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