American novelist
Juju Castaneda
Castaneda in 2018
Born (1981-03-21 ) March 21, 1981 (age 43) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater
Barry University (
BA ,
MA ) Occupations
Media personality
author
actress
businesswoman
Years active 2012–present Writing career Pen name Juliet C. Genre
Juliette "Juju" Castaneda (
nickname Juju C. ;
pen name Juliet C. ; born March 21, 1981) is an American media personality, author, actress and businesswoman. She rose to prominence as a main cast member of the
VH1 reality television series
Love & Hip Hop: New York and she subsequently appeared as a supporting cast member on its
spin-off show,
Love & Hip Hop: Miami . Castaneda released her
debut novel , Secrets of a Jewel , in January 2017.
Career
In 2012, Castaneda was reportedly approached by
Mona Scott-Young to appear as a cast member on the
third season of
VH1 's reality television series
Love & Hip Hop: New York , but she turned it down.
[2] In April 2014, Castaneda was featured on rapper
Cam'ron 's track "Devil" and the song was later included in the
extended play ,
1st of the Month Vol. 3 .
[3]
[4] She made her
New York Fashion Week debut in the fall of 2014, walking for
Mark McNairy .
[5]
In December 2016, Castaneda joined the supporting cast of the
seventh season of Love & Hip Hop: New York after previously making an uncredited cameo in
season 6 .
[6] This season chronicled the launch of her debut novel Secrets of a Jewel .
[7] She was later promoted to the main cast for the
eighth and
ninth seasons of the show,
[8] which explored her adapting Secrets of a Jewel into a play,
[9] and her business ventures with fellow cast members
Safaree and
Jonathan Fernandez .
[10]
[11] Castaneda returned to the show as a supporting cast member for the
tenth season .
[12] Additionally, Castaneda made several appearances on the
first season of
Love & Hip Hop: Miami as a friend of
Amara La Negra .
[13]
In 2019, Castaneda made her transition into acting after being cast in the
thriller film Don't Shoot the Messenger .
[14] She also made a minor appearance in the
crime comedy
I Got the Hook-Up 2 .
[15]
Personal life
Castaneda was born in
Brooklyn ,
New York City .
[16] She was raised in
Miami, Florida after her family relocated there shortly after her birth.
[17] Her parents are both
Afro-Cuban immigrants who moved to the
United States in 1980.
[18]
[19] She has an older brother, José Ernesto,
[20] and a sister, Jacquelyn, who is currently her manager.
[21] At the age of 16, Castaneda moved to
Orlando and later worked as a security screener at
Orlando International Airport .
[22]
[23] Castaneda attended
Barry University , obtaining both a bachelor's degree in business and a master's degree in public administration.
[24]
[25]
[26]
[27] She is also a licensed
real estate broker in
Florida and the proprietor of a
hair care and
wig company, Candy Jewels Hair.
[28]
[29]
Castaneda is a fluent speaker of
Spanish and
English .
[30] She is a
vegetarian .
[31]
[32]
After meeting rapper
Cam'ron in 2002, the two began dating in 2007.
[22]
[23] The couple became engaged in 2013,
[33] but they later called off their engagement in 2017.
[34]
Activism
Castaneda is known for being outspoken about her
Afro-Latina identity;
[35] she has been a proponent for addressing
colorism and
eurocentrism within the
Latin community .
[36]
[37] She spoke out in support of
Amara La Negra , who was criticised by another cast member for sporting an
afro on the set of
Love & Hip Hop: Miami .
[38] In 2018, she stated:
We're Afro-Latinas, we're here to stay, and we have little girls looking up to us.
[39] [...] My Afro-Latina identity is such a huge part of who I am and I know Amara is the same way. I don’t ever want this industry to beat that out of her or any other young woman. [...] I want her to be proud and to embrace her identity, with whatever makes her comfortable and makes her feel beautiful.
[40]
In 2016, Castaneda established My Precious Jewels, a
nonprofit organization to help adolescent girls with
self-confidence and
self-acceptance .
[41] In March 2019, she raised $200,000 to donate to an orphanage in
Cuba .
[42]
Filmography
Film
Television
Bibliography
Secrets of a Jewel (January 31, 2017)
[48]
[49]
References
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a
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a
b
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^
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^
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a
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^
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^ Secrets of a Jewel . Taylor Made Publishing. 2017.
ISBN
978-0692833735 .
External links
Juju Castaneda at
IMDb