Cristina Saralegui

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Cristina Saralegui Wiki Biography

Cristina Maria Saralegui was born on the 29th January 1948, in Miramar, Havana, Cuba of Spanish heritage. She is best known for being not only a Cuban actress, but also a journalist and TV host, who was an editor of the Spanish branch of “Cosmopolitan”, and is the host of her own TV show entitled “The Cristina Show”, which has been aired on the Univision Network channel since 1989. She has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1973.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Cristina Saralegui is? It has been estimated by sources that Cristina counts her net worth at the impressive amount of $30 million, as of mid- 2016; her annual salary is over $5 million. She has been accumulating this amount of money thanks to her successful career in the entertainment industry.

Cristina Saralegui hails from a media family; the daughter of Cristina Santamarina and Francisco Rene Saralegui, Jr.; she has four siblings. She is the granddaughter of Cuban journalist Don Francisco Saralegui. During the Cuban Revolution, in 1960 Cristina moved with her family to the USA when she was 12 years old, and they settled in Miami, Florida, where she studied at the Academy of the Assumption, from which she matriculated in 1966. After that, she enrolled at the University of Miami, where she majored in Creative Writing and Mass Communications, but she didn’t graduate.

Christina’s career began as early as 1973, when she joined the magazine Vanidades, which helped her to improve her native language, so in 1979 she joined the Spanish version of the USA magazine Cosmopolitan, and worked there through the 1980s.

Her life changed in 1989, when she started a show entitled “El Show de Cristina”, which ran until 2010 on Univision. The show featured some of the most famous Hispanic and Mexican heritage actors, singers and TV personalities, including Fernando Colunga, Shakira, Don Francisco, Lucero, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Emilio Estefan, and Jorge Ramos, among others, all of whom helped make her show popular, and thanks to its popularity, her net worth became bigger and bigger.

However, her show ended in November 2010, and she then started her own magazine, called Cristina: La Revista, and has also published several books, the sales of which further increased the size of her net worth. She was also a part of Telemundo for a short time, starting a show “Pa’lante con Cristina”, but it was canceled after one season.

Thanks to her talents and her contribution to the entertainment industry, Christina has received several prestigious awards, including a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Imagen Foundation Awards in 2002, among others.

When it comes to speak about her personal life, Cristina Saralequi has been married to Marcos Avila since 1982, with whom she has three children. Previously, she was in marriage and had one child. In free time, she is very active in charity work, as she established with Marcos the “Arriba la Vida/Up with Life Foundation” in 1996, which helps people with AIDS.

IMDB Wikipedia $30 million 1948 1948-1-29 2013 Academy of the Assumption Actress ALMA Community Service Award ALMA Community Service Award (2000) American Aquarius Cristina Cristina Amalia Ávila Cristina Santamarina Cristina Saralegui Cristina Saralegui Net Worth Cristina: La Revista (Cristina: The Magazine) Cuba Cuban Don Francisco El show de Cristina El Show de Cristina (The Cristina Show Emilio Estefan Enrique Iglesias Fernando Colunga Francisco Rene Saralegui George Lopez:: George Has Two Mommies GLAAD Media Vanguard Award GLAAD Media Vanguard Awards(1997 Gloria Estefan Havana January 29 Jon Marcos Ávila Jorge Ramos Lucero Marcos Avila Pa’lante con Cristina (Forward with Cristina) (2011) producer Ricky Martin Shakira Stephanie Ávila University of Miami Would You Like a Drumstick or a Kidney?

Cristina Saralegui Quick Info

Full Name Cristina Saralegui
Net Worth $30 Million
Salary $5 Million Per Year
Date Of Birth January 29, 1948
Place Of Birth Havana, Cuba
Profession Actress, Producer
Education Academy of the Assumption, University of Miami
Nationality American, Cuban
Spouse Marcos Avila
Children Jon Marcos Ávila, Stephanie Ávila, Cristina Amalia Ávila
Parents Cristina Santamarina, Francisco Rene Saralegui
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cristinasaralegui
Twitter https://twitter.com/cristinaopina?lang=en
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cristinasaraleguitv/?hl=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005397/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cristina-mn0000134411
Awards GLAAD Media Vanguard Awards(1997, 2013), ALMA Community Service Award (2000)
Nominations Hollywood Walk of Fame (1999)
Movies George Lopez:: George Has Two Mommies, Would You Like a Drumstick or a Kidney? (2003)
TV Shows El Show de Cristina (The Cristina Show, Cristina, Pa’lante con Cristina (Forward with Cristina) (2011)

Cristina Saralegui Important Facts

  • (November 28, 2001) Univision network announces cancellation of Cristina’s daily talk show.
  • International Spanish talk show host and journalist.

Cristina Saralegui Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
George Lopez 2003 TV Series Lydia Actress
DKDA: Sueños de juventud 1999 TV Series Presentadora DKDA Actress
Pa’lante con Cristina 2007 TV Series executive producer – 1 episode Producer
Cristina: El 15 aniversario 2004 TV Movie executive producer Producer
A que no te atreves 1999 TV Series executive producer Producer
Tavis Smiley 2014 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Selena, su ultimo adios 2013 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Every Woman 2008 TV Series documentary Herself – Guest Self
Pa’lante con Cristina 1989-2007 TV Series Herself – Host / Herself – Hostess Self
2006 ALMA Awards 2006 TV Special Herself Self
Sacred Waters 2006 Documentary Herself Self
Selena: Noche de estrellas 2005 TV Movie Herself Self
Selena ¡vive! 2005 TV Movie Herself Self
Hollywood Squares 2002-2004 TV Series Herself Self
Cristina: El 15 aniversario 2004 TV Movie Herself – Host Self
Don Francisco presenta 2004 TV Series Herself Self
Intimate Portrait 2003 TV Series documentary Herself Self
2001 ALMA Awards 2001 TV Special Herself – Presenter Self
Premio lo Nuestro a la música latina 2001 2001 TV Movie Herself – Presenter Self
Taina 2001 TV Series Herself Self
The Cristina Show 1997 TV Series Herself Self
Te sigo amando 1996 TV Series Herself Self
Navidades en familia 1993 TV Short Herself Self
Aunque usted no lo viera 2005 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
Man of the Year 1995 Herself (uncredited) Archive Footage

Cristina Saralegui Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award Imagen Foundation Awards Won
2000 Community Service Award ALMA Awards Won
1999 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 4 November 1999. At 7060 Hollywood Blvd. Won
1997 Vanguard Award GLAAD Media Awards Won
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award Imagen Foundation Awards Nominated
2000 Community Service Award ALMA Awards Nominated
1999 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 4 November 1999. At 7060 Hollywood Blvd. Nominated
1997 Vanguard Award GLAAD Media Awards Nominated