Gilbert Arciniega

Gilbert Arciniega (born: ) is an American YouTuber who mostly uploads vlogs and old home movies, dating back to March 1988 to present. He was born in San Diego, California to Teresa Diaz and Edward Arciniega, who are both Mexican and came from Guadalajara, Mexico. Gilbert has 2 brothers named Hector (born: ) and Arnold (born: ) and 1 sister named Cynthia (born: ), who would often appear in his old home movies.
==History==
Gilbert gained an interest to record his life since he was a young kid, as he was fascinated with spools of all kinds, which cassettes and VHS’s have. He first discovered cassette tapes when he was 10 years old, where you can record your voice as well as off the radio. He became into capturing memories as it provides sentimental value to him https://youtu.be/NqqevepSIM0. Gilbert first started recording himself using cassette tapes on March 8, 1981 after his brother Hector was given a Sony cassette recorder for his 12th birthday on February 17, 1981 as he wanted to go with the trend of owning a tape recorder and recording off the radio https://youtu.be/Nch3XK1KEcE. On March 8, 1981, after Gilbert made about $10 from selling his toys in the garage sale his family had, his parents bought him a Panasonic RQ-2107A tape recorder for $29.99. His parents also bought him a 3 pack of Certron brand 45 minute cassette tapes and batteries to go along with the tape recorder https://youtu.be/nqWCbf7zSn0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIJVQabr6nQ. His parents bought a VCR in the mid-80’s and Gilbert often recorded TV shows, movies and commercials using VHS tapes throughout the 80’s.
Gilbert started filming his life in November 1987 when he was 17 years old, after he purchased a Fisher Price PXL2000 camcorder for $229 after saving up money for a few months https://youtu.be/9CmrwAZOFP4https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjEhMuOEczjqKf0_QdxeEizX. He wasn't satisfied with the quality of the camera as it was black and white, plus it was very blurry https://youtu.be/Qs7RbXGnvRU. He got a refund for the camcorder a month later. He continued to save up $1000 for 7 months so he can get the RCA CPR-250 VHS Camcorder. He got the RCA CPR-250 VHS Camcorder on March 26, 1988 https://youtu.be/3E_m7_aLAac and has been filming his life ever since, and he still makes home movies to this day. On May 26, 1991, a few days after his motorcycle accident, Gilbert sold his RCA CPR-250 VHS camcorder for $200 as he was having a hard time looking for another job due to being a victim of the financial recession at the time https://youtu.be/YoztvTg9Ip8. As a consequence, he was left without a camera for all of the summer of 1991 until August 28. On August 28, 1991, he managed to purchase another camcorder, which was the Sony 8mm Handycam CCD-F401 for $999, shortly after getting another job at Pizza Hut https://youtu.be/7ZjxoodKYjU. He paid for the camera using credit. He used an 8mm camcorder from August 1991 until May 1996. In 1995, his Sony 8mm camcorder got stolen in a house burglary. He then replaced it with a similar 8mm camcorder, which was the Ricoh R-830 8mm camcorder, which he used until May 1996. On May 31, 1996, Gilbert wanted to go back to using a VHS camcorder, so he purchased a RCA CC-436 VHS camcorder for $599 https://youtu.be/izh5jUJQnZ4, which he used until February 1999. In February 1999, he wanted to upgrade to a smaller camcorder, so he purchased a Sony TR-716 8mm camcorder for $599. 6 months later in August 1999, he accidentally broke the Sony camcorder. He didn’t want to go through the hassle of getting it fixed as it would cost him $300 to get it fixed, so he went back to using the RCA CC-436 VHS camcorder, which he used until January 2001. In January 2001, Gilbert purchased a floor model Sony TRV-37 8mm camcorder for $200 https://youtu.be/6ps8n61l7HI. A year later, one of his colleagues wanted to buy the camcorder off him. He sold it to them for $150. After that, he then purchased the Sony TR-818 8mm camcorder to replace his Sony TRV-37 8mm camcorder. In 2005, he wanted to upgrade his camcorder to a digital camcorder, so he purchased the Canon Elura 80 digital camcorder for $599, which he used until 2008. In 2008, he upgraded to a tape less camcorder, which was the Canon Vixia HF-10 HD camcorder for $999. He sold that camcorder a couple of years later. Since 2011, he has been filming his home videos using his phone due to the convenience. In 2014, he purchased the Sony CX-405 HD camcorder, which he also uses to film his current videos, as well as his phone https://youtu.be/cqD946ZbxrY.
==YouTube==
Gilbert started his YouTube channel on February 27, 2009, but didn't upload his first video until August 3, 2009, which is titled "My Sony CFM-23 cassette corder boombox!" https://youtu.be/psCxorumMqc. He started posting his home movies to YouTube in 2011, which gathered some recognition due to them taking place at a time where most people didn't record their daily lives (1980s-1990s). The channel would then become more focused on him posting old home movies https://youtu.be/Ul0uJ55JHmo. The home movies he recorded were originally for his personal use only, but one day decided to share it on YouTube, for everyone else to see. Gilbert uses a program called Roxio to transfer his old VHS tapes and 8mm tapes to his computer to post on YouTube https://youtu.be/CJhzgd2CGEI. He generally edits his videos using Windows Movie Maker. Outside of home movies, he does some other different content such as car repair videos https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjHcT_xUg11o-RJXk3XJ9i9P, product reviews on various topics such as cars, bikes, camcorders etc https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjEL9sY2dWKPd49QiIQyaYcg, depression and anxiety talks https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjFUjY3PStmmbXKa5rYVXdGl, and uploads some old obscure songs he recorded throughout the years https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjHeAaNKJE56vd2ndJDrnumi. He did his first live stream on December 31, 2018 https://youtu.be/BmTjxLhnllk and continues to make live streams to this day. In early 2020, Gilbert’s channel started gaining popularity, after he posted a video titled “January 1st, 2000! Life on the first WEEK of the new millennium!”, which was posted on January 1, 2020, on the 20th anniversary of the .https://youtu.be/cuGKt5f3rAE. Throughout 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, his channel has gained tens of thousands of subscribers due to the nostalgia value his 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s home movies provide. On March 6, 2021, the channel reached 50,000 subscribers, and he subsequently did a live stream to celebrate the milestone https://youtu.be/a0LqBPWrnec. Gilbert is currently selling "I'm Telling Ya" shirts on eBay for $20.
==Education and work==
Gilbert went to Las Palmas Junior High School in Covina, CA from 1983 to 1985 https://youtu.be/7v0eN-cCP68. From 1985 to 1989, Gilbert went to Northview High School in Covina, CA https://youtu.be/D7CEiIKb9J0https://youtu.be/HTsw--3X5g4. He graduated from Northview High School in June 1989 https://youtu.be/LFO06wZuMRIhttps://youtu.be/R2dC-3tBORI. After graduating high school, he studied at the Auto Tune Up School at USA (Unified Schools of America) from September to November 1989 https://youtu.be/lEMpQoXHckY, expecting to get a job in the mechanical field after graduating. Although he wasn’t able to get a job in the mechanical field after graduating, he still uses what he learned to this day, where he prefers to work on his own cars instead of bringing it to the mechanic, due to several bad experiences such as being ripped off https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE. 
Gilbert has worked several different jobs over the years https://youtu.be/Q2sXCZvk_Ws. His first job was at Lisa’s Coffee Shop from 1987 to 1992, where he saved $1000 for 7 months to purchase the RCA CPR-250 VHS Camcorder to record his life. He made $3.35 an hour working part time https://youtu.be/tfBP5Om9JU0. He then got a second job working at McDonalds from October 1988 to August 1989 https://youtu.be/2waJ05HftRk, where he made $4.25 an hour working part time. After leaving McDonalds and graduating from the Auto Tune Up School https://youtu.be/qi5XgKhvUyI, he had a hard time looking for another job throughout 1990 and the first half of 1991 due to being a victim of . While having a hard time looking for another job in 1990, he went to a job agency called Apple One. In July 1990, he got a temporary job working at a distribution center, where he made $5 an hour. This lasted 6 months as there wasn’t enough work available. In 1991, due to the financial recession, he ended up selling several of his items to make ends meet such as his 1983 Mercury Marquis and RCA Camcorder https://youtu.be/YoztvTg9Ip8. He managed to get another job working at Pizza Hut a couple of months after moving to Fontana in August 1991 https://youtu.be/gVp4xBz0NvI, where he made $4.25 an hour. He worked at Pizza Hut until mid-1992, where his then step dad Joe helped him get a full time job at the Optical Laboratory, where he worked from mid-1992 to 2011. His starting salary at the Optical Laboratory was $5.50 an hour but then went up to $10 an hour in 2000. For the first 4 years of working at the Optical Laboratory, he made the lenses for the glasses using a machine https://youtu.be/f7xJwn0dR5Mhttps://youtu.be/qMSDvVy20t0. In 1996, he became a delivery driver for the company until 2011 https://youtu.be/fJFw4ZROdtkhttps://youtu.be/hGTEmoqEmYg, where he got laid off. He then was offered another delivery driver job at Norco, shortly after being laid off, where he worked for 4 years part time. Since 2014, he has worked at several temporary jobs working at different distribution centers short term https://youtu.be/Q2sXCZvk_Ws, while being a stay at home dad. Gilbert has worked at his current job at the distribution center stocking kitchen items since August 2019, and then was hired permanently in July 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a forklift driver, after being a temporary worker for close to a year https://youtu.be/pCOKRXe-SIc.
==Personal life==
Gilbert grew up in Santa Ana, California in his early childhood from 1970 to 1981 https://youtu.be/SuaV2UhJ5qshttps://youtu.be/QiHB7L0hQsU. Him and his family then lived in Guadalajara, Mexico for 3 months in 1981, then moved back to California, where they lived at 16341 Edna Place, Covina CA from 1981 to 1988 https://youtu.be/3YOMXOtS15M. His parents divorced in 1985, when Gilbert was 15 years old. His father moved to Corona CA after the divorce. Gilbert, his mother and siblings moved to West Covina CA in May 1988 https://youtu.be/26p_P2p1gp4, where they lived in a condominium for 3 years, after his parents separation. In August 1988 for his 18th birthday, he got a drivers license and he bought himself a white Honda Elite 80 scooter https://youtu.be/7hs2BHpp8G0. In April 1989, he ended up trading the white Honda Elite 80 to the blue Honda Elite 150 https://youtu.be/FDMNvipEPZA. He had that scooter until early 1994. In August 1989, his mother gave him her 1983 Mercury Marquis and only had to pay $700 for the repairs of the cylinder head https://youtu.be/_zv5qhQYmrIhttps://youtu.be/2Uin8ZSBVQY. In early 1991, his mother preferred a bigger house https://youtu.be/lbYMhlv8qLY, plus they were tired of the strict rules and regulations of living in the condominium, especially the parking, so him and his family moved to Fontana CA on March 11, 1991 https://youtu.be/Jc4nhMpiTfUhttps://youtu.be/6ikKpJJtwAw. Shortly after moving to Fontana and selling his 1983 Mercury Marquis the day before, Gilbert got involved in a scooter accident on May 20, 1991, where his tire popped on the freeway as his front tire was worn out and was trying to pull over to the side of the road, but then was rear ended by a car https://youtu.be/BQnoTUmMkCA. He was unconscious and was in hospital for a couple days. He nearly died during the accident, especially since he wasn’t wearing a helmet, but he was lucky to make it alive https://youtu.be/oRYa12kNmII. In February 1992, Gilbert received a settlement payment of $5345 from the scooter accident https://youtu.be/i1lzjmCLxeM and decided to buy a 1984 Mazda 626 for $2500 https://youtu.be/H4j_DOd0FiE and gave his mother $1350 from the settlement payout.
Throughout the 1990s, Gilbert has rented several different rooms over the years, while still visiting his family’s house in Fontana from time to time. From 1993 to early 1994, he rented an apartment in D St, Corona, CA with his brothers https://youtu.be/u7rsjC1ZZCAhttps://youtu.be/wrQz3YP6knAhttps://youtu.be/Ru6BbCzL1uE. He moved back in to his mother’s house in Fontana in January 1994. On January 20, 1994, after moving back with his mother, his 1984 Mazda 626 was stolen while he was working out at the gym https://youtu.be/zZ5GA5NjnoA. He reported it to police afterwards. While waiting to get the car back, he purchased another Mazda 626, which one of his neighbors were selling. He used that car as a project car, as it needed to be fixed up. He painted the car midnight blue and tinted the car. When he got the original Mazda 626 back 8 months later, the car was no longer in the same condition and everything was stripped inside https://youtu.be/ZlakPUMclJAhttps://youtu.be/81bAPVtt-8A. He later sold the secondary Mazda 626 after he got his original Mazda 626 back and fixed up the car. In August 1995, he traded in his 1984 Mazda 626 for the 1995 Ford Escort for his 25th birthday, as he wanted to upgraded to a newer car https://youtu.be/i8sZefoPJfAhttps://youtu.be/VkArkj8FVRM. He shortly regretted getting the Ford Escort as it wasn’t in the specification he wanted, plus he was pressured by his then step dad Joe to get the car. He kept the car for 2 years and sold it to his then brother in law Alonso in 1997. He missed having the Mazda 626, so he purchased another one in 1996. The Mazda 626 he purchased had a salvage title, which meant it always had issues https://youtu.be/tV2JzyBBBZ0. He moved out again in March 1996 to Corona, CA and rented a room with his brother Hector until May 1998 https://youtu.be/k_sq6Ubiero. He then moved to a studio apartment in Pomona in May 1998 and had a gay roommate named Rio, who he met at a bar https://youtu.be/rGX6nn-9zuc. Gilbert stated that Rio was a troublemaker who was into drugs and partying. Gilbert had several of his items stolen while living in Pomona and only ended up living there for a month before moving out https://youtu.be/7fflCEuSrDw. After the incident, he temporarily moved back with his mother in Fontana. He then rented a room near his mother’s house in Blanchard St, Fontana CA in August 1998, where he lived with his Auntie and his cousin Raymond https://youtu.be/XR5y_4FhwMs. He lived there for a couple of months. He then moved to Lilac St, Rialto CA in 1999 and lived there until September 2000. He moved to Chino CA on September 1, 2000 after receiving a pay rise in his job https://youtu.be/dXfTCGiuIrMhttps://youtu.be/ruEJFFnkwIk, where he lived for 1 year. His room in Chino had a private bathroom. After having many problems with his Mazda 626 https://youtu.be/rjE7ZMYuF6A, he decided to sell it to the junk yard on November 24, 2000 and bought a 1994 Ford Escort as the replacement car.https://youtu.be/Z-cG9jLfTuY
In September 2001, he bought himself a mobile home in Rialto CA, where he lived for 8 years https://youtu.be/GvrtTU4cjsU. Gilbert met his wife Jennylyn Florenciano in July 2003 in San Diego, California through a work colleague https://youtu.be/3bb6W20WHys and married on October 11, 2003 at County of San Diego https://youtu.be/V203HgG-5wMhttps://youtu.be/u_82txO2ZSc. Gilbert has 2 daughters named Clarissa (born: ) and Natalie (born: ). In 2009, Gilbert and his wife bought a house in Rialto CA, which was a 4 bedroom and 2 bathroom house. After moving out of the mobile home in 2009, his mom moved into the mobile home and is living there to this day. During that time, Gilbert was into DJing from 2009 until the mid-2010’s https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjGGG0WDlTvCGsRCkgh2taoS, where he would perform gigs. He has since lost interest in DJing, but still has the DJ equipment in his garage, which he sometimes uses for special occasions such as Halloween. Gilbert, his wife and kids lived in the Rialto house until 2015 and then sold the house as they wanted to pay off their debt https://youtu.be/n033EZ3Angw. After selling the house, they then moved into another mobile home in San Bernardino CA and lived there until early 2017. They later regretted selling the house in Rialto CA and wanted to live in a house again, so they bought a house in San Bernardino CA in 2017, and lived there until September 2021 https://youtu.be/QWgq4KcQi-s. He upgraded to a bigger house with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathroom in September 2021, still in the San Bernardino area, but in a nicer neighbourhood as him and his family wanted to upgrade themselves https://youtu.be/4dT75IY3Pjg. 
=== Hobbies ===
Besides recording home movies to this day https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjH7yNcJcYWa42Fvz-JFs2UU, his hobbies include riding his bike/electric scooter around town https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjFoK0z9F3jigKy0AFepFci6, doing work around the house https://youtu.be/Z7447C7HAOs and shopping at thrift stores for vintage items such as camcorders, VHS and cassette tapes https://youtu.be/QRg7DC86NDUhttps://youtu.be/F8dJl4LNt9Ehttps://youtu.be/4MBCYT2_MXc. He has a whole collection of stuff from the 80’s that he has kept over the years such as his old cassette/VHS tapes, a TV from the 80’s and Atari 2600 (plus various Atari games) that he has in storage in his garage.
==Family==
=== Immediate family members ===
*Teresa Diaz, née Barbosa - Gilbert’s mother (born: ). She used to work at Bank of America but is now retired. She is currently living in Gilbert’s old mobile home in Rialto, CA since 2009. She is often seen in Gilbert’s home movies doing house work around the house, such as cleaning. Gilbert calls his mother "Hair".
*Edward Arciniega - Gilbert’s father (born: ). He is currently living in Corona, CA and has remarried. He is currently retired. Gilbert sometimes visits his father on special occasions such as Father’s Day https://youtu.be/II_A6Swv0x0https://youtu.be/ng1g-fB2juw. Gilbert calls his father "Dada".
*Hector Arciniega - Gilbert’s older brother (born: ). He is currently living in Las Vegas, NV since June 2020. He is currently working for the Los Angeles City Council from home. He is married to Melinda and has 3 kids named Destiney, Amara and Nathan. Hector also has 2 grandkids. Hector is often seen in Gilbert’s home movies smoking and drinking. He has since quit smoking but still drinks occasionally. Gilbert's nicknames for Hector are "Heckler", "Gallette" and occasionally "Geboy".
*Arnold Arciniega - Gilbert’s younger brother (born: ). He is currently living in Ontario, CA and owns a pool cleaning business. He is married and has 2 kids. Gilbert and Arnold hardly interact with each other and isn’t seen in Gilbert’s home movies as much. Gilbert's nickname for Arnold is "Head". 
*Cynthia Vazquez, née Arciniega - Gilbert’s younger sister (born: ). She is currently living in Rialto, CA and is working at Kaiser Permanente as a clerk. She married Alonso in 1999 but divorced the following year. She has 3 kids and has remarried. She is often seen in Gilbert’s videos playing with the cats and socializing with friends. Gilbert's nickname for Cynthia is "Curly" or "Curlese" since she had curly hair as a young kid. 
*Jennylyn Arciniega, née Florenciano - Gilbert’s wife (born: ) is a Filipino who grew up in Rosales, Pangasinan in the Philippines. She moved to the United States in 2002 and lived in San Diego, CA with her family. Jennylyn moved into the mobile home in Rialto after getting married to Gilbert. Gilbert often calls his wife "Head", like with Arnold. 
*Clarissa Arciniega - Gilbert’s oldest daughter (born: ) https://youtu.be/w-zXamlRtHg. Gilbert likes to call both of their daughters “Baby”. 
*Natalie Arciniega - Gilbert’s youngest daughter (born: ). Gilbert likes to call both of their daughters “Baby”. 
===Extended family members===
*Jose Sandoval - one of Gilbert’s cousins who regularly appears in Gilbert’s home videos from the late 80’s and early 90’s. Jose is often seen bonding with Gilbert and Cynthia. 
*Raymond - one of Gilbert’s cousins who sometimes appears in Gilbert’s home videos from the late 80’s and early 90’s and is usually seen hanging out with Hector. Gilbert lived with Raymond for a short time in late 1998. 
*Carlota - one of Gilbert’s aunties who is Gilbert’s mother’s sister. 
*Erasto - Gilbert’s mother’s ex-boyfriend who dated Gilbert’s mom for roughly 2 years. He is seen in Gilbert’s home movies from 1988 to 1990, and is generally dressed nicely and playing the piano. He left Gilbert’s mom in March 1990 because he got another job selling caskets at a morgue and Gilbert’s mom did not like that. He moved out and took most of the furniture in the condominium with him using a U-Haul. Gilbert’s mom ended up buying new furniture after that, which Gilbert was happy about. 
*Joe Diaz - (born: June 1955 [age 66]) Joe met Gilbert’s mom in 1992 while she was getting her eyes checked at his office. They started dating and Joe moved into the Fontana house in June 1992. Joe helped Gilbert get a full time job at the Optical Laboratory in mid-1992, where Gilbert worked for 19 years. Joe and Gilbert’s mom got married in Excalibur Las Vegas in November 1992. Joe is often seen in Gilbert’s home movies smoking, drinking, cooking and joking around with the family. As the years went by, Gilbert’s mom grew tired of Joe often getting drunk and having 2 different personalities, where he would get aggressive while drunk. Joe and Gilbert’s mom ended up getting divorced in early 2001 and he left the Fontana house, which Gilbert’s mom later sold. He currently lives in Yucaipa, CA.
*Melinda Arciniega - Hector’s wife, who started dating Hector in 1997.
*Destiney - (born: ) Hector’s step daughter and Melinda’s daughter from another relationship. She is one of Gilbert’s nieces and his nickname for Destiney is “Destination” when she was a young child. Destiney has 2 young children and is engaged.
* Amara Arciniega - (born: ) Hector’s and Melinda’s daughter and one of Gilbert’s nieces. Gilbert’s nickname for Amara is “Mara” or “Marita”.
*Nathan Arciniega - born in 2002. Hector’s and Melinda’s son and one of Gilbert’s nephews. The family calls him “Nate” for short.
*Andrew Arciniega - (born: ). Arnold’s son and one of Gilbert’s nephews.
* Alonso - Cynthia’s ex-husband. Cynthia and Alonso started dating in the mid-90’s and got married in Las Vegas in 1999. Alonso was often seen in the family gatherings. They have a kid together named Kayleigh, who was born on January 27, 2000. Alonso left Cynthia a year after they got married in 2000.
* Kayleigh - (born: ) Cynthia’s and Alonso’s daughter and one of Gilbert’s nieces.
*David - born in 2009. Cynthia’s son and one of Gilbert’s nephews. 
==Gallery==
757CF917-AF76-4D15-BA2A-A89A204D89EB.jpeg|Gilbert as a toddler in the early 70’s
C9CB979E-A30A-429B-8F8C-53DE08CA4B3A.jpeg|Gilbert as a young kid in the 70’s
4CB0D2C1-AB0E-40EF-AEB0-ADD2BFD3C0C7.jpeg|Gilbert as a young kid in the 70's (2)
DA8EE47C-CA7E-4D43-B184-9E1D0D6DC09B.jpeg|Gilbert and his family visiting San Francisco in the 70s
449B4C7B-0548-4931-B706-7D6575515968.jpeg|Gilbert and his dad circa 1976 or 1977
FE7DDC31-40E1-40EB-8A14-35E1E171245A.jpeg|Gilbert, Hector and Arnold at the beach in the late 70’s
61BFE56A-1BA2-44DA-960C-C0573BCED0FB.jpeg|Arnold, Gilbert and Hector circa late 70’s or early 80's
EA100BB1-915E-4FED-9FA2-AC501DD0420F.jpeg|Arnold and Gilbert as kids
3FD8675F-C97D-43F4-9A38-1067C6FA726C.jpeg|Gilbert, Arnold, Cynthia as a baby, Hector and Raymond in 1980.
3669F5E5-34E0-42D4-9FF0-44D2AFB550A8.jpeg|Hector and Gilbert in 1980
A2320DF6-F21A-49E4-8971-300D5D71FB7C.jpeg|Arnold, Gilbert and Hector in 1981 at Santa Ana, CA
70962442-C2A7-46E3-9112-3EBBF10C2211.jpeg|Gilbert and his tape recorder in 1981.
12B32A4A-A59C-48F6-A67E-BD21349EA7B5.jpeg|Gilbert and Cynthia in the early 80’s
5F0FAC86-7767-4EA9-B23F-990636F53AE0.jpeg|Gilbert and his siblings circa early 80s
9F8C626A-A5D4-406E-9252-F392A25E9993.jpeg|Gilbert and his cousin Jose in 1982
AF3F1A21-336F-4923-BBB1-2A8C71A40F25.jpeg|Gilbert in 1983
D3D5B34C-5531-464E-9F2A-38CBE460D38D.jpeg|Gilbert and his family in the mid 80s
9C09CB76-9089-4B61-9E84-077B40010776.jpeg|Gilbert at Las Palmas Junior High School circa 1984 or 1985
661A0448-F32B-4F9F-9FFC-C02D04398862.jpeg|Gilbert when he was 15 years old, circa 1985 or 1986
577712F4-C6D7-42D8-BBCC-038AE3399387.jpeg|Gilbert and some of his relatives in 1987
C71B7364-B45B-48E1-A95C-49BC7FC15787.jpeg|Gilbert vlogging on April 3, 1988 with his next door neighbor in Covina, CA
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 30 09 950Z.jpeg|Gilbert recording on the RCA Camcorder with his mother and Cynthia on May 19, 1988.
C698BC6B-34FF-4BC7-B77B-FC5A11C834BC.jpeg|Gilbert with his white Honda Elite 80 scooter on August 7, 1988.
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 43 09 053Z.jpeg|Gilbert on January 2, 1989.
0A0E6FC1-5625-4BB4-8FCA-331BC83472E9.jpeg|Gilbert with his blue Honda Elite 150 on June 8, 1989.
Gilbert 1990.PNG|Gilbert on his 20th birthday on August 12, 1990.
1C143FA0-B6A1-4B51-B987-C26D5FD177D6.jpeg|Gilbert solving a Rubik’s cube in March 1991
Capturee.PNG|Cynthia and Gilbert on March 12, 1991 after moving to Fontana
Gilbert after scooter accident 5-23-91.jpg|Gilbert after his scooter accident on May 23, 1991.
Gilbert in May 1992.PNG|Gilbert vlogging on May 3, 1992 about his job at Pizza Hut
Joe and Gilbert 1993.PNG|Gilbert and his then step dad Joe in 1993
46D10F68-0885-4FD2-B688-32C8FB63733C.jpeg|Gilbert and his 1983 Mazda 626 in 1994.
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 30 16 849Z.jpeg|Gilbert and Hector in June 1995.
08A1F49E-8A52-4B85-9550-F56E36F5E8F0.jpeg|Gilbert on his 25th birthday on August 12, 1995.
Gilbert March 1996.PNG|Gilbert vlogging on March 25, 1996
Gilbert January 1997 (2).PNG|Gilbert visiting his mom's house in Fontana on January 19, 1997
Gilbert flamboyant 1998.PNG|Gilbert during his flamboyant days in May 1998
5FF57BF8-B169-4A65-99FE-0DB97D1D1F13.jpeg|Gilbert and his mom at the Fontana house circa late 90’s
A856E1CE-7E53-4790-AE9F-64F2FB32FCB4.jpeg|Gilbert in the late 90’s
December 1999.PNG|Gilbert wearing a track suit on December 26, 1999
Gilbert 30.PNG|Gilbert on his 30th birthday on August 12, 2000.
Gilbert Christmas 2000.jpeg|Gilbert and his brothers on Christmas Eve 2000.
Gilbert 2001.PNG|Gilbert on Hector's Birthday on February 17, 2001
5A6853A3-80B9-4850-A05A-A66556868ACA.jpeg|Gilbert at Red Hill Community Park on March 31, 2002
Gilbert at Laguna Beach March 2003.PNG|Gilbert at Laguna Beach on March 29, 2003.
Gilbert and Jennylyn wedding 2003.PNG|Jennylyn and Gilbert getting married at County of San Diego on October 11, 2003.
D9D1AA8A-1EF7-423C-8153-B66EB3F69CB5.jpeg|Gilbert and Jennylyn after getting married on October 11, 2003.
Gilbeert 2004.PNG|Gilbert on August 11, 2004, a day before his 34th birthday
97D43159-7690-4230-BE63-BD132439BD55.jpeg|Jennylyn and Gilbert in the mid-2000’s
A5DE0F1F-EB02-4CA3-8CDE-44DA7A546DFF.jpeg|Gilbert at Rancho Cucamonga in March 2008
BBB4B82B-12CA-4C70-9EB0-F91F9A6F408B.jpeg|Gilbert, Jennylyn, Clarissa and Natalie in December 2010
0B2AB26C-B63F-4AD4-9C7C-64EF8D08B1B3.jpeg|Gilbert during his DJing days in 2012
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 34 38 205Z.jpeg|Arnold, Gilbert, Hector, Cynthia and his mother in 2012.
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 34 43 086Z.jpeg|Gilbert, Cynthia, Hector, Arnold and his father in 2012.
Gilbert and his daughters 2013.JPG|Gilbert and his daughters Clarissa and Natalie camping in 2013
Gilbert’s whole family 2015.jpg|Gilbert and his whole family in 2015
01E87419-E923-4BD1-870C-F95CBAA7B270.jpeg|Gilbert flying his drone in 2016
Gil and jennylyn 2016.jpg|Gilbert and Jennylyn in December 2016
First modern vlog.PNG|Gilbert's first modern vlog in May 11, 2017 talking about depression
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 43 14 731Z.jpeg|Gilbert and his wife Jennylyn, and daughters Clarissa and Natalie on Christmas 2017.
Gilbert Philippines 2018.PNG|Gilbert visiting the Philippines in July 2018
Gilbert flying his drone december 2018.PNG|Gilbert flying his drone in December 2018.
Gilbert riding his bike in 2019.JPG|Gilbert riding his bike in 2019 and filming himself using the drone
Skype Picture 2021 03 20T19 43 10 552Z.jpeg|Gilbert, his mother, and siblings on Christmas 2019.
Gilbert and his family 2019.jpg|Gilbert and his daughters Natalie and Clarissa and his wife Jennylyn on Christmas 2019.
Dada.jpg|Gilbert visiting his Dada on Father's Day 2020
Mom 2020.jpg|Gilbert and his mom on his 50th birthday on August 12, 2020.
Gilbert I'm Tellin Ya.jpg|Gilbert wearing his I'm Tellin' Ya shirt, which he is currently selling on eBay for $20.
BD65FD31-6D96-4AE5-882B-AD0D525E551C.jpeg|Gilbert during one of his live streams in February 2021
Riding bike 2021.jpg|Gilbert riding his bike in February 2021 while filming himself using a GoPro Max 360 camera.
7F4FD390-2407-4744-AA9E-0ED5620D8FFD.jpeg|Gilbert riding his bike in his old neighborhood in Covina CA to celebrate 33 years of recording his life on March 26, 2021. He was filming himself using a GoPro Max 360 camera.
==Trivia==
*He is the second child in his family. His brother Hector is the eldest and is 1 and 1/2 years older than Gilbert. Gilbert is 2 years older than Arnold and 10 years older than Cynthia.
*He has come out as bisexual in a few of his videos, such as the “Questions answered! Gil’s vlog 10-31-18” video https://youtu.be/qAmRtoaJauo.
*He is a Mexican (by ethnicity) and has lived in Southern California his entire life. He has been living in the Inland Empire area since the age of 20 https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE.
*He is a Christian who believes in God and enjoys reading the Bible.
*His whole family can speak Spanish, except for him, who only speaks English. Although English is his only language, he can speak/understand 10-15% of Spanish https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE. 
*He may be slightly on the autism spectrum as Gil is constantly heard making audible ticks and noises throughout videos from the past and present.
*He has never smoked, drank alcohol or done drugs in his life https://youtu.be/xJwt_W0ySIE?t=140https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE.
*He is a very picky eater https://youtu.be/xJwt_W0ySIE?t=140https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE. 
*He is an introvert https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE.
*He can solve a Rubik's Cube in 2 minutes https://youtu.be/skDPaHEPJNU
*On January 10, 2022, Gilbert had announced in a video that he had tested positive for COVID-19 https://youtu.be/6efARgebdVU but has since recovered.
*He's gained a passion of drones in recent years https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iNfvFFyFjFT6tmo_neEGHu2ZVux9kUR
*He isn't into politics or sports https://youtu.be/xJwt_W0ySIE?t=140 https://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w.
*He has a phenomenal memory due to many years of recording his life https://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w.
*He was born with a defective left ear https://youtu.be/qAmRtoaJauohttps://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w.
*He currently owns a total of 5 cars, which include the 2013 Kia Rio https://youtu.be/nfbZ5J0bLQchttps://youtu.be/qbAF8QV3HtMhttps://youtu.be/RgRYv39c7MUhttps://youtu.be/VLmmM9Yi4n0https://youtu.be/G9sCLTv_2Zs, 1984 Mercury Marquis https://youtu.be/UbSQ1u0qGOUhttps://youtu.be/TqfkEIDEotE, 2011 Ford Edge, 2005 Ford F-150 https://youtu.be/EyeyMpo67yM and the 2006 Toyota RAV4 https://youtu.be/zPhgN7mcFhk. 
*He has owned a total of 35 cars in his life from 1989 to 2023 https://youtu.be/PeUQC2EgWY8.
*He prefers driving a stick shift car, over an automatic. His 2013 Kia Rio is a stick shift, which is his daily driver.
*He has lost contact with most of the people who were featured in his old home movies from the late 80's and the 90's https://youtu.be/r0NqF2m7AmU, including his step dad Joe, who left his mother in early 2001 https://youtu.be/qAmRtoaJauohttps://youtu.be/wK5YwGSHNGA.
*His favorite car that he owned to this day is the 1984 Mazda 626 https://youtu.be/tV2JzyBBBZ0https://youtu.be/r0NqF2m7AmU.
*His most known catchphrase is "I'm Telling Ya", which he often says in his more recent vlogs. The catchphrase "I'm Telling Ya" dates back to the late 1990s.
*He is obsessed with petting cats, especially the fur, as seen in his old home movies https://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w.
*He has never been involved in a fist fight or physical fight https://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w.
*His height is 5'6" and weighs roughly 160-170 pounds.
*He has been to 2 states, which are Nevada and Arizona. He has been to Las Vegas, Nevada several times https://youtu.be/s2N-cM0UDHshttps://youtu.be/UMgyK_wZUn0https://youtu.be/Url8GxRFMkk and to Bullhead City, Arizona in May 2000 https://youtu.be/MOyjtQYMzHwhttps://youtu.be/LHPG4CWXnF8https://youtu.be/ZDd-aLkXkPM.
*He has been to 2 countries, which are Mexico and the Philippines https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLE. He lived in Guadalajara, Mexico for 3 months in 1981, and he went on a 2 and a 1/2 week vacation to the Philippines in the summer of 2018, where he visited his wife Jennylyn’s hometown in Rosales, Pangasinan https://youtu.be/iWOFfxZwCK0https://youtu.be/JSuoEWBtIiMhttps://youtu.be/_NRwr3Py5xQhttps://youtu.be/vcHzp0yVZKEhttps://youtu.be/0nE8ZoG2fUEhttps://youtu.be/6GuxKI9TTe0.
*He likes to keep himself humble, where he isn’t into brand name products and prefers to shop at Walmart and the 99c store, instead of the shopping mall https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLEhttps://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w. 
*He isn’t into wearing jeans as it’s too common and he likes to be different from everyone else. He prefers to wear khaki shorts, nylon track suits, polyester type pants or outfits https://youtu.be/1QO3CV76QLEhttps://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w. 
*He prefers to use Android and PC as that is what he knows best https://youtu.be/t7bRCO-Dc5w. His current phone is the Samsung Galaxy S21, which he bought in February 2021 https://youtu.be/txCfNtz5wjg.
*His favorite movies are (1986), (1983) and (1972) https://youtu.be/8zwEhDqfvHkhttps://youtu.be/r0NqF2m7AmU.
==Subscriber milestones==
*5,000 subscribers: March 20, 2018
*10,000 subscribers: December 20, 2019
*20,000 subscribers: March 29, 2020
*30,000 subscribers: July 25, 2020
*40,000 subscribers: August 27, 2020
*50,000 subscribers: March 6, 2021
*60,000 subscribers: January 3, 2024
==References==
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Category:Users who joined in 2009
Category:LGBT YouTubers