María Elena, also known as ”Mami Nena,” is 81 years old and lives in the countryside outside of Santiago in a small orange house. Here, she loves to spend time with her grandchildren. But since her husband passed away, she has also started to connect with them online through the popular game ”Free Fire.”
It was her grandson Héctor who got her into ”Free Fire.” In the game, she has become known as a tough rival who hunts her opponents and cleverly hides behind trees and houses.
”I didn’t want to hurt anyone, but I enjoyed following Héctor in the game,” she says.
Won gaming award in Chile
Three years after starting her digital adventure with her grandchildren, she has become so skilled and popular that she has over four million followers on TikTok and 700,000 subscribers on YouTube who follow her violent online adventures.
Thanks to her success, ”Free Fire” has now named her one of the most influential people in video games and funded a trip to Mexico City in 2022 to celebrate the brand’s anniversary.
”All the players asked me for autographs, it was wonderful. The day I leave, I will leave with this memory,” says ”Nena.”
Watch ”Mami Nena” in her element, alongside her grandson Héctor in the video above.
