Was the first Latina to be inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Imagen Foundation in 2002
Was the first Spanish-language television personality to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America by Time magazine
Won the Gracie Allen Tribute Award from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television
After graduating from the University of Miami, she worked as an intern at Vanidades magazine, working her way up until she became the Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan en Español
Made her television debut with "The Cristina Show," of which she was also the executive producer, in 1989
Created the Casa Cristina Collection of home furnishings in 2004
Hosted the primetime talk show "Pa'lante con Cristina" in 2011 and launched "The Cristina Channel" on Sirius XM Radio in 2012
The Cristina Show is credited with becoming an open forum for the Hispanic community, discussing topics like human rights issues, AIDS awareness, sex education, and other things not normally discussed on Spanish-language TV
Best known as a journalist and host of the Spanish-language talk show "The Cristina Show․"