COVER STORY
Cristina
Saralegui
“Success Is Not an Accident!”
By: Carolina L. Saucedo
R
ecognized as one of the most influential role models for today’s
Hispanics, Cristina Saralegui continues to embark on a variety
of business frontiers and proves that success is within reach.
Cristina was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948. Her grandfather
was Don Francisco Saralegui, a Cuban magazine publisher who
introduced Cristina into the world of publishing. In 1960, the fam-
ily moved to Miami and worked hard to earn back what they once
had in Cuba. Cristina attended University of Miami, majoring in
mass communications and creative writing. She obtained an in-
ternship with Vanidades, the #1 women’s magazine in Latin Ameri-
ca, but had a difficult time because most of her formal training had
been in English. Cristina challenged herself and learned to write
in Spanish.
In 1979, Cristina was named Edi- sound stages available to outside pro-
tor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan En Espa- ductions, home of “El Show de Cris-
ñol that circulated in all Latin Ameri- tina” and serves as the headquarters
can countries and in the United States. for all CSE subsidiaries. In 2004, Cris-
Cristina held the position for 10-years tina created the Casa Cristina™ Col-
until she became the executive pro- lection, the first complete collection of
ducer and host of “El Show de Cristi- home furnishings all inspired by her
na” on Univision, the nation’s leading own personal style. Her venture into
Spanish-language television network. home furnishings involves a dynamic
In September of 2009, after 12 Emmy’s partnership with top national retailer
and nearly 4,000 shows, “El Show de Kohl’s. Cristina was selected as one
Cristina”, one of the highest rated pro- of “The 50 Most Influential People in
grams on Spanish-language television Home Furnishings Style and Design”
celebrated 20 years on the air. in 2006 by Home Furnishings News
Cristina and her husband and man- (HFN).
ager Marco Avila have build a media The award-winning talk show host
company Cristina Saralegui Enter- devotes her time to a myriad of social
prises, Inc. (CSE). CSE houses Blue causes such as AIDS research and as
Dolphin Studios, a state of the art tele- well as education. In 1996, Cristina
vision production facilities with three and husband Marcos Avila founded
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