Born and raised in Santa Cruz, Aruba, Anabel represents two cultures—her mother is from the Dominican Republic, and her father is Aruban. At 20 years old, she moved to New York without realizing that this decision would change her life forever. "I never planned on staying in the U.S. I was just visiting, but I got curious about life here. That’s how I ended up staying, building my family, and now I have two kids—one is 11, and the other is 9."

While in the U.S., Anabel tried to find her place on social media. Her first attempt was creating food content—cooking and sharing recipes. "I used to make videos without using my voice, and when I did, it was in English because I was in the U.S." She tried for two years, but it just wasn’t working. "That’s when I started making videos in Papiamento—cooking, cleaning, food shopping, and so on—but with my own little spicy touch!" Anabel saw that no one from Aruba was doing what she was doing in the U.S., so she decided: “Let’s go for it and show people what life is like here.” Switching to Papiamento was the game changer! Her audience grew, and she found her niche by embracing her own roots. With her spontaneous, joyful, and ‘spicy’ energy, she created the perfect formula that connected with her audience.