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Malu Trevejo Biography And Net Worth
Meet Malu Trevejo
María Luisa “Malú” Trevejo is a Cuban-American social media personality and singer. She became famous for her videos on the video-sharing app Musical.ly. . On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single, “Luna Llena” with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin. It has acquired over 130 million views on her YouTube channel as of August 2023.
This article contains detailed information on Malu Trevejo’s Biography and Net Worth
Bio Data
| Full Name | Maria Luisa Malu Trevejo | |
| Profession | Social Media Personality and Singer | |
| Date of Birth | October 15, 2002 | |
| Genres | Latin Pop | |
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| Religion | Christain | |
| Ethnicity | Cuban | |
| Net Worth | $2 million | |
| Nationality | Cuban-American |
Early Life
María Luisa Trevejo was born on October 15, 2002, in Havana, Cuba, to a Cuban mother and Spanish father. She moved to Madrid, Spain with her mother when she was still a baby and lived there along with her father for 12 years. She began belly dancing at an early age and uploaded videos of her engaging in this activity to the Internet, which garnered her first public attention. She stayed in Spain until she was 13 then moved to Miami, Florida with her mother.
Shortly after, she opened a Musical.ly (today known as TikTok) account and gathered a following that eventually numbered in the millions.
Trevejo signed a recording agreement and co-management agreement with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin at the age of 14. On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single “Luna Llena” which accumulated over 129 million views on YouTube.
What made Malu Trevejo Get Known
Trevejo’s debut single “Luna Llena”, which was produced by the Fliptones, was released on September 2017. It reached 33 million YouTube views within seven weeks of release. In June 2017, she signed with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin. “Luna Llena” debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart at number 27 and sold over 2,000 downloads at the time. A remake of the song called “Luna Llena (English Version)” was released for non-Spanish speakers.
On August 2, 2019, Trevejo released a four-track EP called Una Vez Más. Her single “Luna Llena” peaked at number 18 on the Hot Latin Songs chart for two consecutive weeks, and was certified gold and platinum within a month.
In October 2020, Trevejo signed with new management and relocated to the Los Angeles area. On her 18th birthday, she created an OnlyFans account, accumulating over 37,000 subscribers in the first week. The song was released under Cactus Jack and Atlantic.
In October 2021, she reported on social media that she had signed to rapper Travis Scott’s record labels Cactus Jack Records and Atlantic Records.
Personal Life
In April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Malu was accused of racism when she went on Instagram Live and stated, “I’m sorry not trying to be racist or anything but every time I see a Chinese person I go ‘uhhh, don’t breathe,'” adding, “It came from China so it’s a Chinese virus.” She later apologized, saying, “I did make an offensive comment about Chinese people. I didn’t know much about it so I talked the way I did, so I am sorry.” In early 2023, Trevejo was sued by four of her former employees for $4 million. According to “Rolling Stone,” the ex-staffers alleged “harassment and emotional, verbal and mental abuse” as well as “battery, defamation, and sexual misconduct.”
What Is Malu Trevejo Net Worth
Malu Trevejo is a Cuban-born singer and media personality who has a net worth of $8 million. Malu Trevejo found fame when she began sharing videos on Musical.ly, and she signed a record deal with Universal Music Latin at the age of 14. She signed with Atlantic Records and Travis Scott‘s Cactus Jack Records in 2021. Malu has more than 1.5 million YouTube subscribers, and her videos have been viewed over 269 million times.