Cristina Saralegui

Hailed as the queen of Latin media, Cristina Saralegui is a beloved television personality, the former host and executive producer of the Emmy-Award winning talk show The Cristina Show, a savvy businesswoman, one of the most influential Hispanics in America, and a loving wife and mother.

But having it all hasn’t always come easy for Cristina. In Rise Up and Shine!, Cristina doesn’t just reveal the secrets behind her success. She also shares personal, hard-won lessons that have helped her through life’s most difficult moments, like the cancellation of her Univision talk show after twenty-one years of dedicated work and her son’s life-threatening battle with bipolar disorder.

Cristina knows what true struggle feels like and the tremendous willpower it takes to get through challenges, persevere and triumph. With Cristina’s straight-shooting, tell-it-like-it-is approach and the wisdom that comes from life’s highs and lows, Rise Up and Shine! is an empowering guide to finding your passions and achieving your dreams.