Juan Pablo Martínez-Zurita Arellano (born March 29, 1996), commonly known as Juanpa Zurita, is a Mexican social media

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and

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. He became known in 2013 through making comedy videos on the

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app. Later, he diversified his activities by publishing vlogs and entertainment videos on the

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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

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s through donations to make houses to several victims of an earthquake in Mexico City, in September 2017. In 2016, he began modelling for fashion brands including

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. In 2015, he was chosen for the first time as "icon of the year" by

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. He has acted in secondary roles in short films. In 2018, he played the role of Alex Basteri the Luis Miguel's brother in the ''

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'' TV series. He has 25.5 million followers on

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, more than 10 million on

, six million on

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, and five million on

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. In 2017, he was on the

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list of people in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

Early life

Juan Pablo Martínez-Zurita was born on 29 March 1996, in

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, to Fernando Martínez-Zurita Reed and Teresa Arellano. He has two brothers and one sister: Fernando Zurita, Andrés Zurita, Paola Zurita. His family moved to the United States during his youth following his father's appointment as a political counselor at the Mexican Embassy in

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Zurita now lives in

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. He posted his first Vine on 11 June 2013, which was named "''That dog killed chuck norris and was after me.''" This first short video featuring his dog, Puca, received thousands of views in a few days. His subsequent vines were often created with his brother, Andrés Zurita.

Career

Zurita began his career as a content creator on his

account, which attracted followers from around the world. He published content in both Spanish and English. When the Vine application closed in 2017, he had more than 1.8 million followers. He continued his online presence through his Instagram account, where he has more than 25 million followers, and created a

channel with videos almost exclusively in Spanish.

Modeling

Zurita began modelling in 2016, being the frequent image of the firm

in its events, as a model and as a guest artist in the openings of the new sites of the Inditex brand or in the launch of new collections of men's clothing. Later, in October of that same year, he was photographed to promote

in Mexico. In 2017 he collaborated in the Paris fashion show with

, paraded for

on the

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runway in

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and appeared on the cover of the July–August 2017 edition of ''GQ Italia'' with

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and Rafferty Law.

Acting

Juanpa Zurita has participated in some audiovisual projects, films and TV series. In May 2017

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announced that it would make a series about the life of

, with Juanpa Zurita playing Alex, the singer's brother.

TV appearances

On 3 June 2017 Juan Pablo Zurita and

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hosted the 2017 MTV Millennial Awards at the

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. It was broadcast on 4 June 2017 throughout

. During the ceremony, he was named 'Digital Icon of the Year'. In 2020, Zurita joined the cast of season 4 Mexican singing competition, Pequeños Gigantes as a judge. On 23 October 2020, it was announced that Zurita would be the host of

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's ''

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'' in its second season.

Business

In March 2018 he became a partner in the Mexican alternative fashion brand Acapella and reached an agreement with the Spanish accessories firm Hawkers. According to some media, Juan Pablo Zurita earnings exceeds or is close to one million dollars per year.

Other activities

In March 2017, Juan Pablo Zurita, Chakabars,

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campaigned against famine in

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. The movement, called ''Love Army For Somalia'', has collected more than 2 million dollars. In May, Juan Pablo Zurita went to Somalia, with a plane lent by

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, in order to distribute the food bought with the money collected by the ''Love Army'', to Somali families.

Filmography

Nominations and awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zurita, Juan.Pablo 1996 births Living people People from Mexico City Mexican emigrants to the United States Vine (service) celebrities Mexican YouTubers Social media influencers Prank YouTubers