Cris Morena
| Cris Morena | |
|---|---|
| Born |
María Cristina De Giacomi 23 August 1950 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Television producer, former actress, former television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model |
| Spouse(s) | Gustavo Yankelevich (m. 1972–1995, divorced) |
| Children |
Romina Yankelevich (deceased) Tomás Yankelevich |
| Musical career | |
| Associated acts | Romina Yan, Erreway, Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato, Camila Bordonaba, Benjamín Rojas y Teen Angls |
María Cristina De Giacomi (born 23 August 1950), professionally known as Cris Morena, is an Argentine Award-winning television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group. She is one of the most successful producers in the country and is the creator of Argentina's most successful youth-oriented shows such as Jugate Conmigo, Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Floricienta, Alma Pirata, and Casi Ángeles. Until 2001, she worked directly for Telefe but, since Rebelde Way, in 2002, she works independently and has her own production company Cris Morena Group. She is the mother of the actress Romina Yan (†), and of the producer and current Telefe director Tomás Yankelevich.
Cris Morena was born María Cristina De Giacomi in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the youngest of four siblings and grew up in Palermo, Buenos Aires neighborhood with her upper-class family. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a sociologist. She studied at a traditional private religious school. When she was 17, she started working as a fashion model and became the popular face for Lee Jeans in the country. While she was modeling, she also studied social assistance in university and militated alongside Padre Carlos Mugica during the dictatorship in Argentina.
When she was 17 years old, she was selected to host the youth-oriented show Voltop. While working on the program, she met Gustavo Yankelevich, which was part of the staff, and they fell in love. In 1974, Cris and Gustavo married and, after giving birth to Romina and Tomás, Cris decided to retire so she could fully dedicate herself to her family. After a few years, however, she returned to work when her husband was unable to find a job due to discriminating polices against Jews implemented by the Argentine dictatorship. She soon got a job at a telenovela called Dulce Fugitiva in 1979 playing Laura Moreno. Afterwards, she decided to adopt Laura's last name as her artistic name and became Cris Morena.
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