Tiffany Michelle "Tiffy" Herrera (; born March 19, 1988), better known by her online alias iHasCupquake (often shortened to Cupquake), or alternatively TiffyQuake, is an American

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. Although she initially gained a following for her gaming videos, particularly her ''

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s, she expanded her content to include baking, art, and DIY videos. YouTube and online media outlets alike have noted Herrera as one of the most prominent female gaming creators on the platform. As of October 2024, her main YouTube channel has amassed over 7.1 million subscribers and 3 billion video views.

Early life and online career

A native of

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, Cupquake was born Tiffany Michelle Garcia on March 19, 1988. She is of a

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background and grew up in

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. She began her career as an online content creator on

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, registering her account in 2010. Her gaming videos, mainly centered around ''

'', propelled her to popularity on the platform. She was one of the first successful ''Minecraft'' YouTubers. In 2012, she hosted the first ''Minecraft'' "Hunger Games" competition, on which YouTube retrospectively wrote that "many feel inspired the future battle royale video game genre". Herrera eventually began varying her videos to include baking, art, and DIY content. Her baking videos are dubbed ''Quake n' Bake''. She also uploaded animated videos, with the animation being produced by others. Jaiden Animations was one of Herrera's animators prior to becoming a prominent YouTuber in her own right. One of Herrera's and Jaiden's animated videos, based on ''

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'', ranks as one of the most-viewed indie animated shorts on the platform. By 2014, Herrera's channel was signed to the

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(MCN), OmniaMediaCo. Also in 2014, Herrera had a voice role in ''Counter Spell'', a

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-produced animated web series. She also hosted ''Best Year Ever'', a web series on her channel produced by

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. The series featured Herrera and interior designer Veronica Valencia redecorating student dorm rooms. Aside from expanding her content, she also opened up secondary channels; one featured her cat and another was centered on collectable toys. She has also been featured on other ''Minecraft'' YouTubers' channels, such as on StacyPlays'. In 2015, she was featured as part of

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's showcase at E3 2015. In 2016, she was one of the team captains in a real-life ''

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'' capture the flag game organized by

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and Portal A, as part of the promotional campaign for the ''

'' film adaptation. She also appeared on video game journalist

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's YouTube live stream series. In 2017, Herrera was noted to be on the ecommerce platform Kit. Later in 2017, Herrera was featured in the ''

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Travel'' video series and helped host its inaugural Global Catch Challenge. In 2019, she helped organize the

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. Her channel continued to be one of the more popular ''Minecraft'' ones into 2020. In 2022, Herrera partnered with Fresh Step and FCB Chicago for a live stream cat adoption event.

Recognition and public image

Herrera's popularity on YouTube, particularly in the gaming space and among female content creators, has been noted. A Latina, she has also been noted as an outlier in lists of the best female gamers, which often include "white or

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" creators. In March 2017, she placed fifth in a

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poll of the best female YouTubers. Later in the month, she received two

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certificates for having the most subscribers and views "for a female games broadcaster on YouTube". At the time, she had over 5.4 million subscribers, as well as over 2.1 billion video views. She was also included in a list of recommended gaming YouTubers from ''

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'' published the same year, with the publication calling her " e of the most successful female let's players". In 2021, Herrera was one of the few female creators mentioned in YouTube's "Culture & Trends" report about ''Minecraft''s popularity on the platform.

Filmography

Film

Web

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

References

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