Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a journalist, talk show host and actress. Following Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba, Saralegui fled with her family to Miami in 1960 at the age of 12. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Aerial view of Havana Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (pron. ... The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Journalism career

Saralegui was a student at the University of Miami when she received an internship with the magazine Vanidades (the Spanish-language version of Vanity Fair). She eventually worked her way up to editor of the Spanish version of Cosmopolitan magazine. She led Spanish Cosmopolitan through most of the 1980s. This is an article about the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. ... American actress Demi Moore, on a typical Vanity Fair cover (August, 1991) Vanity Fair is a glossy American glamour magazine monthly that offers a mixture of articles based on sensational exaggerations, jet-set and entertainment-business personalities, politics, and lies. ... Cosmopolitan, or simply Cosmo, is a magazine published monthly from New York City by the Hearst Corporation. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

El Show de Cristina

In 1988, Saralegui decided to transfer her journalism success to television, launching a Miami-based Spanish-language talk show, El Show de Cristina (The Cristina Show), on Univisión. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This redirect page is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

During the 1990s, Saralegui's show increased in popularity. Prominent guests included Don Francisco, the former members of Menudo, Celia Cruz, Thalía, Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias, Jorge Ramos, Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio, Gloria Trevi, Chayanne, Ricky Martin and others. In one of her most widely viewed shows, she put Edgardo Díaz face-to-face with one of the former members of Menudo, Ralphy Rodríguez, so they could confront each other over allegations of abuse that Rodriguez had made against Díaz. On another show, Trevi spent a large amount of time weeping as she spoke about her life. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Don Francisco Don Francisco (born December 28, 1940 in Talca, Chile) is the artistic name of Mario Kreutzberger, a Chilean television host. ... cover of a Menudo DVD Menudo is a Puerto Rican boy band that was mostly popular during the 1980s and 1990s. ... Celia Cruz autobiography. ... Thalía Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda August 26, 1971 in Mexico City) is the artistic name of a famous Mexican diva, acknowleged in several countries as one of the most beautiful women in the world. ... Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (born September 23, 1943 in Madrid, Spain) is Spains best selling singer and one of the best-selling Spanish singers of all time. ... Iglesias in a commercial for Pepsi-Cola Enrique Miguel Iglesias (born May 8, 1975, in Madrid, Spain) is a Miami-based singing sensation and multi-million-album seller. ... Jorge Ramos (born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican anchor of Noticias Univision. ... Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (birth name Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo, born September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-author, who began her career as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine, in 1975, and crossed over... Gloria Trevi (born Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz, February 15, 1970 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican rock singer (although she dabbles in pop). ... Chayanne (born June 28, 1968) is a Latin Pop singer who was born as Elmer Figueroa de Arce in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. ... Ricky Martin (born Enrique Martin Morales on December 24, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a successful Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1990. ... Edgardo Díaz born (c. ... Ralphy Rodriguez (born April 1973) is a singer and former member of Menudo. ...

Saralegui went on to publish her own magazine, Cristina: La Revista (Cristina: The Magazine), and several books.

Acting career

Saralegui debuted as an actress on The Taina Show. In 2001, she began a recurring role as tía Cristina López (aunt Cristina López) on the American soap opera Passions. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Passions is an American television soap opera. ...

Saralegui is married to Marcos Saralegui, a former member of the Miami Sound Machine music band. Gloria, Live & Re-wrapped Tour Promo Poster Gloria Estefan (birth name Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo, born September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, who began her career as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine, in 1975...

External links

• Cristina Saralegui at the Notable Names Database
• University of Miami: Famous Alumni.