1. Cristina Maria Saralegui de Avila was born on Cristina Maria Saralegui Santamarina; January 29,1948 and is a Cuban-born American journalist, television personality, actress and talk show host of the Spanish-language eponymous show, El show de Cristina.
Cristina Maria Saralegui Santamarina was born in Miramar, Havana, Cuba, to Francisco Rene Saralegui Alvarez, Jr.
Cristina Saralegui is the eldest of five, she has two sisters, Vicky and Maria Eugenia, as well as two brothers, Patxi and Inaki.
Cristina Saralegui continued in this role through most of the 1980s.
Cristina Saralegui's close relationship at Cosmopolitan with Helen Gurley Brown was a mentor-type relationship, and Cristina Saralegui was labeled for a time as "the Latin Helen Gurley Brown".
Some of her Univision colleagues were in the audience from where they interacted with Cristina Saralegui herself, sharing anecdotes and messages of hope and admiration.
In 1992, Saralegui had an English-language syndicated talk show, Cristina, which was cancelled after half a season.
The song Somos El Mundo premiered during Cristina Saralegui's show, with an appeal to help the Haiti relief effort.
Cristina Saralegui remained under contract with Univision until December 31,2010.
The Spanish-language Network Azteca America presented a one-hour special, "Cristina Breaks the Silence" where, for the first time since her retirement from Univision, Saralegui was interviewed on television.
The interview, hosted by Frank Cairo, a former producer and creator of the Cristina Saralegui show, touched on many issues, from guests who were considered "difficult", to the unexpected announcement from the executives of Univision that her show was being canceled, as well as reactions, emotions, and responses to the news.
In June 2012, Cristina Saralegui endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term, marking her first political endorsement ever.
Cristina Saralegui has joined with AARP to help raise awareness, within the Latino community, about the benefits AARP has to offer.
Cristina Saralegui is divorced from her first husband, Tony, with whom she has a daughter Cristina Amelia.
Cristina Saralegui has been married to Marcos Avila since 1982, a former member of the Miami Sound Machine, and from this marriage she has a stepdaughter, Stephanie.