Juanpa Zurita

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez-Zurita and the second or maternal family name is Arellano.
Juanpa Zurita
Zurita in 2019
Born
Juan Pablo Martínez-Zurita Arellano

(1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • YouTuber
  • Model
Years active2013–present

Juan Pablo Martínez-Zurita Arellano (born 29 March 1996), commonly known as Juanpa Zurita, is a Mexican internet personality, actor and model. He became known in 2013 through making comedy videos on the Vine app. Later, he diversified his activities by publishing vlogs and entertainment videos on the YouTube platform, and most recently he started his own water company in the middle of a drought, exploiting the resources of his own country. He created various campaigns in favor of humanitarian aid, in one of which he raised 25 million Mexican pesos through donations to make houses to several victims of an earthquake in Mexico City, in September 2017.[1] In 2016, he began modelling for fashion brands including Pull&Bear, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein.[2][3][4][5][6]

In 2015, he was chosen for the first time as "icon of the year" by MTV Latin America.[7] He has acted in secondary roles in short films.[8] In 2018, he played the role of Alex Basteri the Luis Miguel's brother in the Luis Miguel TV series.[9]

He has 25.5 million followers on Instagram,[10] more than 10 million on YouTube, six million on Facebook, and five million on Twitter.[11][12]

In 2017, he was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of people in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.[13][11][14]

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  13. ^ "30 Under 30 2018: Hollywood & Entertainment". Forbes. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  14. ^ Lemoncelli, Jenna (14 November 2017). "Zoe Kravitz & More Young Stars Top Forbes 30 Under 30: But Where's Kylie & Kendall?". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.