Cristina Saralegui
Birth Name:
Cristina Maria Saralegui
Birth Place:
Havana, Cuba
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America by Time magazine
- 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
- 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
- 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․"
- 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