Yuya (YouTuber)


Mariand Castrejón Castañeda, better known as Yuya, is a Mexican beauty vlogger and YouTuber.

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 and Las confesiones de Yuya. She released a perfume called #True in July 2015 and a makeup collection in October 2017.

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