Mariand Castrejón Castañeda (born March 13, 1993), better known as Yuya, is a Mexican beauty vlogger and YouTuber.[2]
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| Born | Mariand Castrejon Castañeda March 13, 1993 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Beauty | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 24.9 million[1] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 2.5 billion[1] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 24 July 2022 | |||||||||||||
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
- 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