Mariotravel209 Animations

Adrian Lopez Valle, better known online as Mariotravel209 Animations (formerly known as Mariotravel209 [which is the name of his music channel]), is an American YouTuber, 3D animator, filmmaker and musician who is most known for making animated fan films and videos that feature characters from companies such as Nintendo and Valve. In addition to animating, he also produces music in a variety of genres and has a brief showing of gaming videos.
==History==
Adrian created the channel on March 29, 2010, with the name Mariotravel209 at the age of 10. Stated in the "About" section of his channel, it started off as a "plush travel" channel (though the videos may have been deleted or privated) where he would take his plush toys and vlog his travels with them.
===Animation===
In 2015, Adrian jumped into the world of animation and use software like Source Filmmaker to kickstart his 3D animation career. His first animation, "Twilight to the Future – First SFM Test (2015)" was posted on YouTube on September 27, 2015. The animation featured Miles "Tails" Prower from Sonic the Hedgehog, Twilight Sparkle (and other ponies) from , and the DeLorean Time Machine from . Those and other characters would be featured in future animations for the channel. The most popular animation on the channel is "Who Blew This Bubble?!" which is a recreation of "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" (2004) scene where Spongebob and Patrick blow bubbles in the bathroom of the dive bar, the Thug Tug. The bubble is then seen by a tough-looking fish named Victor who shouts "Hey!" and then the title of this video. That video features Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Talking Flower, a few enemies from Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Outmaway, Robbird, and two Piranha Plants), and Victor reprising his role. It has 2.4M+ views, the most viewed video (that's not a short) on his channel. 
=====SFM Fails=====
SFM Fails is a series of animated videos that have characters depicting real-life viral fails. It started on October 12, 2015, when "Mario should just stick with go-karts SFM Fails" was posted and featured Mario from and Scout from . The series is still active.
=====Films=====
3 Films have been released: "Luigi Meets A Combine Soldier – 2016 Edition" (July 21, 2016), "The Art of Justice" (May 19, 2018), and "The Smash Ultimatum" (June 4, 2022). More films will be coming soon from the channel.
====Music and rebranding====
In 2016, Adrian started to produce music using software like . He posted his first single "Aurora" on November 2, 2018. On October 31, 2020, Adrian announces on "Rebranding - The 2020 Update" that he will rebrand the channel to separate his animation career with his music one, adding the "Animations" to Mariotravel209 Animations. His music channel (created on May 8, 2012) kept the name Mariotravel209 and is now the sole home for music releases.
====Gaming====
Adrian has made a few uploads of playing Team Fortress 2, , and . In uploading terms, it isn't the most prominent of his channel but according to the description of one of his playlists, he adds that gaming is the reason why he makes animations and music.
==Personal life==
Adrian was born in San Jose, California. He spent most of his childhood in Pittsburg, California.
==Trivia==
*Mariotravel209 Animations has his own SFM character. His character shown in "Support the Channel! (Patreon – Mariotravel209 Animations)" is a Mario model with a black hat with the numbers "209", black eyes, a black suit with a red dress shirt and black tie, white gloves, and black shoes.
*One of Adrian's websites that is supposed to show his music portfolio has either not been set up or the domain isn't connected to the website.Adrian's music portfolio
==References== 
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Comedy YouTubers
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2010