EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated March 5, 1999 (except Note 10, as to which the date is
March 14, 1999) in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and the related
Prospectus of StarMedia Network, Inc. for the registration of its common stock.
 
                                            ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
New York, New York
March 17, 1999