Lucas Aparicio (according to his mother, Maria Pau Gil): “He wasn't the funniest, but he had some good lines.”

PalmKnown to many, unknown to countless others. This is the result of so many generations coexisting. However, the fact remains that today's protagonist has nearly fifty thousand followers on social media and owns a clothing company. You've surely seen some of his t-shirts and sweatshirts with phrases like Don't look slim (Don't look thin) or Gas weight nose. If that's not the case, perhaps you've seen some of his comedic dubs on Instagram, videos of Uep, where do we have lunch?eating in Es Cruce or Hortella d'en Cotanet. He always has a laugh and makes humor a philosophy of life, but his mother, Maria Pau Gil, makes it clear from the start that as a child, "he wasn't exactly that funny." We're talking about Lucas Aparicio (Sineu, 1992).

He's the youngest of five half-siblings. He started walking very early, at ten and a half months; but speaking, surprisingly, took him a little longer: "His father spoke to him in Spanish, and I spoke to him in Mallorcan, and I think it took him a while to get used to it," explains Maria Pau. Even so, the image that Lluc might suggest through social media (active, fun-loving, jovial) is far from the child his mother describes: "He was very calm, did his own thing, and became very independent very quickly; he tended to do things his own way. He played a lot in the street—in Sineu, where he was born and raised."

He did judo for many years, but little Lucas enjoyed riding his bike or scooter around town: "He used to go with a really fun group of friends, and I think this sense of humor was also instilled in him. When they were seven, eight, nine, or ten years old, they would go out in a group and really get into it," his mother says. He must have trained hard to be the Lucas his fans know.

One movie he watched a thousand times was The Wizard of OzLluc grew up listening to Judy Garland, and as a teenager, he became interested in rap. Maria Pau can't say which artist influenced her son because she wasn't very familiar with rap: "I do remember, though, that he even sang and wrote his own lyrics. I didn't understand much, but he was really into it," she recalls.

Lluc graduated in Art History from the University of the Balearic Islands, although he initially started studying Philosophy. As a child, however, he didn't say he wanted to study one thing or another: "I had no affinity or aversion to any subject." However, as a teenager, a passion began to grow within him, one that he can now fully indulge: motorcycles. "Much to my chagrin, he loves motorcycles. He could spend all day on one. He didn't have one when he was young because my husband and I never wanted to buy one, and we don't ride motorcycles. Like all teenagers, he always asked for one. But he didn't get one until he could afford it himself." And she adds, half-laughing: "Without my permission!"

This independence has characterized Lluc his whole life, as well as a certain discretion: "He's never been one to share too much. Since he was little, he's wanted to do things on his own, without asking for advice," she says. His mother still sees Lucas as the child he once was: "He's someone who greatly values freedom. Sometimes he can be a bit disorganized, but I'd say that's something you perceive from the outside; he has everything figured out in his head." When he does something he enjoys, he gets very involved and puts a lot of work into it. And, above all, Maria Pau emphasizes: "He's a good person. You could see it when he was young, and I think it's become even clearer with age. I'm proud of him because what you hope for in a child is that they'll be a good person."