Yuya
Yuya in 2018
Personal information
Born
Mariand Castrejon Castañeda

(1993-03-13) March 13, 1993 (age 30)
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • beauty vlogger
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
GenreBeauty
Subscribers24.9 million[1]
Total views2.5 billion[1]
100,000 subscribers2014
1,000,000 subscribers2015
10,000,000 subscribers2016
Last updated: 24 July 2022

Mariand Castrejón Castañeda (born March 13, 1993), better known as Yuya, is a Mexican beauty vlogger and YouTuber.[2]

Early life

Yuya was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Her given name, Mariand, is a combination of her parents' names, Maribel and Andrés. She has a brother, Sergio, who also has a YouTube channel.[2] Her uncle gave her the nickname Yuya after the Mexican TV character Yuya, la gorda.[3]

Career

Yuya created her YouTube channel, called "lady16makeup," in 2009 after winning a YouTube make-up contest when she was 16 years old.[3]

In March 2016, she was one of seven female YouTube creators who joined the United Nations' Sustainable Development Action Campaign, aiming to "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls."[4]

Yuya has written two books: Los secretos de Yuya (2015) and Las confesiones de Yuya (2016).[5] She released a perfume called #True in July 2015 and a makeup collection in October 2017.[6][7]

Personal life

She was in a relationship with Beto Pasillas, also a YouTuber, but broke up in June 2019.[8] She started dating singer Siddhartha in August 2019.[9] On June 12, 2021, Yuya announced she is pregnant via Instagram,[10] and uploaded a video on her channel sharing her experience with pregnancy.[11]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b "About yuya". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "La biografía de Yuya". Cyzone (in European Spanish). February 24, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Rey, Patricia (February 16, 2015). "PROFILE: 'Yuya', Mexico's most profitable YouTuber". BNamericas. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Addady, Michael (March 2, 2016). "Female YouTube Creators Are Joining the United Nations". Fortune. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ^ Díaz Zeledón, Natalia (August 19, 2016). "La mexicana Yuya alborotó a sus fans más devotos en Multiplaza Escazú". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Cyzone presenta la nueva fragancia True". La República (in European Spanish). July 31, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Yuya ya tiene una línea de cosméticos ¡y estos son nuestros preferidos!". InStyle México (in European Spanish). October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  8. ^ ""Esto se malinterpretó": Beto Pasillas confirma que terminó con Yuya y pide que la dejen en paz". ActitudFem (in Spanish). June 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Yuya y Siddhartha: Así ha sido su historia de amor". www.chicmagazine.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  10. ^ de 2021, 12 de Junio. "Yuya: "Voy a ser mamá de ÉL inmenso Mar que ahora se forma dentro de mí"". infobae (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Redacción/SinEmbargo (June 12, 2021). "Yuya y Siddhartha anuncian en redes que se convertirán en padres". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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