Yuya (YouTuber)

Mariand Castrejón Castañeda (born March 13, 1993), better known as Yuya, is a Mexican beauty vlogger and YouTuber.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castrejón and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
Yuya oppa
Yuya con microfono
Personal information
BornMariand Castrejon Castañeda
(1993-03-13) March 13, 1993
Cuernavaca, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
GenreBeauty
Subscribers24.6 million+[1]
(July 2020[2])
Total views3.5 billion+[1]
(July 2020[2])
100,000 subscribers 2014
1,000,000 subscribers 2015
10,000,000 subscribers 2016
Updated: July 3, 2020

Career

Yuya created her YouTube channel, called "lady16makeup," in 2009 after winning a YouTube make-up contest when she was 16 years old.[4]

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."[5]

Yuya has written two books: Los secretos de Yuya (2015) and Las confesiones de Yuya (2016).[6] She released a perfume called #True in July 2015 and a makeup collection in October 2017.[7][8]

Personal 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.[3] Her uncle gave her the nickname Yuya after the Mexican TV character Yuya, la gorda.[4] She was in a relationship with Beto Pasillas, also a YouTuber, but broke up in June 2019.[9]

She started dating singer Siddhartha in August of 2019.[10] On June 12, 2021, Yuya announced she is pregnant via Instagram,[11] and uploaded a video on her channel sharing her experience with pregnancy.[12]

Bibliography
  • Los secretos de Yuya (1st edition). Mexico: Planeta. ISBN 978-607-07-2407-7
  • Las confesiones de Yuya (1st edition). Mexico: Planeta. ISBN 978-607-07-2999-7

References
  1. "About lady16makeup". YouTube.
  2. "Yuya YouTube Channel statistics". socialbakers.com.
  3. "La biografía de Yuya". Cyzone (in European Spanish). 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  4. Rey, Patricia (2015-02-16). "PROFILE: 'Yuya', Mexico's most profitable YouTuber". BNamericas. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  5. Addady, Michael (2016-03-02). "Female YouTube Creators Are Joining the United Nations". Fortune. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  6. Díaz Zeledón, Natalia (2016-08-19). "La mexicana Yuya alborotó a sus fans más devotos en Multiplaza Escazú". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  7. "Cyzone presenta la nueva fragancia True". La República (in European Spanish). 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  8. "Yuya ya tiene una línea de cosméticos ¡y estos son nuestros preferidos!". InStyle México (in European Spanish). 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  9. ""Esto se malinterpretó": Beto Pasillas confirma que terminó con Yuya y pide que la dejen en paz". ActitudFem (in Spanish). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  10. "Yuya y Siddhartha: Así ha sido su historia de amor". www.chicmagazine.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  11. 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). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  12. Redacción/SinEmbargo. "Yuya y Siddhartha anuncian en redes que se convertirán en padres". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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