Univision Creator Network signs Social Stars Josh Leyva and Val Mercado to their rapidly expanding digital arena. They are a perfect addition to their already dynamic team of high-performing content creators from YouTube, Vine, Snapchat and other platforms
YouTube sensation Josh Leyva performs comedic skits that garner more than 7 million views per month and has close to 2 million subscribers. He is a first-generation Mexican-American from the West Coast. Leyva’s recent collaborations include a six-episode web series called “Saving Lives,” about two overconfident college bros holding down their old lifeguard shifts at the local beach, and branded content “Tamal Taste Test.” The series and video are both featured on Flama, the English-language digital video destination created for, with and by Hispanic millennials.
Instagram star Val Mercado boasts more than a million Instagram followers and nearly 4 million YouTube subscribers. Mercado claims to be camera shy in her YouTube video, Random Facts About Me however, the camera certainly loves her and her radiant sex appeal. She is an aspiring singer and model from New York with Dominican roots. Mercado also holds a Broadcast Journalism degree from York College. She has been featured in Buffalo Jeans campaigns and was named “The Instagram Girl of the Week” by Maxim Magazine.
Leyva and Mercado joins UCN established network of leading creators such as SuperEEEgo, Louis Giordano, SpaceJamGardenz, What Would Lizzy Do, MiCocinaRapida and RonnieBanks. Univision Creator Network provides these creators with a community of support including access to industry experts and collaboration opportunities, and enables them to expand their audiences and brands across various ecosystems—such as TV, digital, radio and live events. Through UCN, creators also gain resources such as access to Univision’s new music division, which encompasses all music efforts across the company’s many platforms and award shows such as the Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro and Premios Juventud.
Check Out Val Mercado’s video “Random Facts About Me Part 1”
Check out Josh Leyva’s video, “She Reject Me… “
