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Yuya
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Yuya in 2018
Personal information
Born Mariand Castrejon Castañeda
(1993-03-13) March 13, 1993 (age 31)
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • beauty vlogger
  • Empresaria
YouTube information
Years active 2009–present
Genre Beauty
Subscribers 24.9 million
Total views 2.5 billion
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 24 July 2022.

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

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. Her uncle gave her the nickname Yuya after the Mexican TV character Yuya, la gorda.

Career

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

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."

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

Personal life

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Yuya para niños

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