{"id":843,"date":"2024-08-19T17:11:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubershop.biz\/?p=843"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T10:38:11","slug":"yuri-lamasbella-is-hilariously-spoofing-everyones-obsession-with-reality-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubershop.biz\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/yuri-lamasbella-is-hilariously-spoofing-everyones-obsession-with-reality-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuri Lamasbella Is Hilariously Spoofing Everyone\u2019s Obsession With Reality TV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then Yuri Lamasbella<\/a> is an undisputed queen of adulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reality TV<\/a> enthusiasts and chronic social media scrollers are likely to instantly recognize the face and voice of the super-viral Mexican-American content creator, who pokes fun at the absurdity of reality television in a light-hearted, hilariously accurate manner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lamasbella\u2019s unique comedic approach has garnered millions of followers, brand partnerships, and the attention of one of the most publicized families in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not where her story begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was always told I sounded like a \u2018Valley Girl<\/a>\u2019 growing up when I was in high school and college,\u201d Lamasbella tells Refinery29 Somos. \u201cGrowing up, I saw how differently our culture was treated. And so I always thought I have to speak so \u2018proper\u2019 on the phone that nobody can guess my race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Tampa, FL, to Mexican parents, Lamasbella, 32, recounts how she observed the barriers that immigrants often experience<\/a> when navigating a new life across countries and cultures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cGrowing up, I saw how differently our culture was treated. And so I always thought I have to speak so \u2018proper\u2019 on the phone that nobody can guess my race.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI remember always thinking my voice needed to sound so perfect just so I didn\u2019t face those barriers, because I did see my parents being treated differently because of their race or because they didn\u2019t know the language,\u201d she shares. \u201cI saw my parents go through that a lot too, with my grandparents, reading their letters, taking them to doctors and translating, stuff like that. Those are things I always carry with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lamasbella attended the University of South Florida, earning her bachelor\u2019s degree in business management. She began creating content in 2017, focusing on her passion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was solely on YouTube \u2014 beauty reviews with makeup brands \u2014 that\u2019s really where I wanted to launch my content creator platform,\u201d she recalls. \u201cAnd back in 2017 when I was trying to be a beauty influencer, it was a really saturated market. Everybody wanted to do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Though she gained some traction, it wasn\u2019t enough to launch a full-time career. She ended up in a more traditional office job to pay the bills. It didn\u2019t go well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Covid-19 happened, I was working in HR as an orientation\/onboarding specialist, and the corporate life just wasn\u2019t for me,\u201d she says, explaining that she quit after a few months. \u201cI took a part-time job, so I could focus on making content and, of course, TikTok was a huge platform to be on at the time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cI remember always thinking my voice needed to sound so perfect just so I didn\u2019t face those barriers, because I did see my parents being treated differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Social media and tech experts were championing the rapid-fire rate at which people were building their TikTok followings. Lamasbella was busy taking notes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was listening to a lot of Gary Vee and he would always say, \u2018For the most organic growth, you want to get on TikTok and LinkedIn,\u2019\u201d she says. \u201cSo I was like, \u2018Okay, why not?\u2019 I had heard it enough, so just do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

That was November 2020. As is so often the case with online virality, Lamasbella stumbled upon her niche organically. She had been an avid reality TV viewer for years, sometimes even juggling multiple shows at once.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember when I was pregnant, I had seven shows just back to back that I was watching,\u201d she says. \u201cI would watch a lot of MTV, Jersey Shore<\/a><\/em>, The Challenge<\/em>, Real Housewives<\/a><\/em>. Reality TV is my guilty pleasure \u2014 I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But there was one reality TV show \u2014 specifically, one reality TV family \u2014 that resonated with Lamasbella the most.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Yuri Lamasbella (@yurilamasbella)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched the Kardashians<\/a>\u2019 show since I\u2019ve known about it,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved them, watched every single episode, but didn\u2019t know I could embody them in the way that I do in my parodies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

That turned out to be yet another organic discovery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While attending a party, a friend remarked that the way Lamasbella spoke reminded them of the famous family and encouraged her to do an impersonation \u2014 right there, on the spot. \u201cAnd that was the first time I had ever tried to do an impression of Kim Kardashian<\/a>,\u201d she recalls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A few months later, she struck viral gold. \u201cMarch 2021 is when I made my first Kardashian parody,\u201d Lamasbella says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the 54-second clip<\/a>, she plays both Kourtney and Kim as they discuss \u2014 or, more accurately, not discuss \u2014 their pending summer vacation plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a small following before I started the parodies, and it was pretty comical content that went viral,\u201d she says. \u201cThen I took that approach, mixed the Kardashians in, and here we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Yuri Lamasbella (@yurilamasbella)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Eventually, the Kardashians themselves took notice. Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian<\/a> commented on a recent post from Lamasbella in which the content creator was ranting about her growing breast size<\/a> during her current pregnancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations on your pregnancy babe!!!!!!\u201d Khlo\u00e9, 40, wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lamasbella has built social media acclaim with her spot-on impressions of the Kardashian crew. However, she\u2019s really interested in using her content to spoof not just them, but the entire over-the-top genre she loves so much.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find the way they edit and script the show very comical,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s not just the Kardashians; it\u2019s any reality TV show with the dramatic pauses and the overly dramatic situations. That\u2019s what I try to portray in my comedic skits, that\u2019s what I think is captivating \u2014 the background music, the way they cut to the scenes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others clearly find it captivating as well. To date, Lamasbella has 4.7 million followers on TikTok and 3 million followers on Instagram. She just signed with CAA<\/a> and was a panelist at the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, one of the largest advertising and communications events in the world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI want people to see that our culture will do whatever it takes. We\u2019re very smart. We\u2019re very strategic. I want to bring that [representation] to the limelight and be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yuri Lamasbella<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Did she ever think a knack for \u201cValley Girl\u201d impressions and a reality TV show obsession would lead to all this fanfare and recognition?\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely not,\u201d she says. \u201cI get really nice messages from people saying they were in dark places and my content helped them get up in the morning, or it was their only laugh that day. And those things get me really emotional \u2014 that\u2019s a reaction I never thought I would\u2019ve gotten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Besides being a soothing source of comic relief for her followers, Lamasbella is also hoping to put a spotlight on just how much Mexican Americans have to offer in the entertainment industry and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want people to see that our culture will do whatever it takes,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019re very smart. We\u2019re very strategic. I want to bring that [representation] to the limelight and be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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