- Born
- Birth nameMaría Cristina De Giacomi
- Height5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
- Cris Morena was born on August 23, 1956 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a writer and producer, known for Casi ángeles (2007), Floricienta (2004) and Quereme (1994). She was previously married to Gustavo Yankelevich.
- SpouseGustavo Yankelevich(1972 - 1996) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Musical-stylized telenovelas.
- Often works with child and/or teenage casts.
- Often works with a "seasoned" style of telenovelas.
- Often works with musician Carlos "Rocky" Nilson on her compositions.
- Crescent moon in screen titles and slogans, such as her Cris Morena Group slogan.
- Gave birth to two children in the marriage with Gustavo Yankelevich: a daughter Romina Yan (September 5, 1974-September 28, 2010; died from a heart attack at age 36) and a son Tomás Yankelevich (b.1977).
- Grandmother of Franco Giordano, Valentín Giordano, Azul Giordano and Inti Yankelevich.
- Is a composer; the soundtracks of her series such as Chiquititas (1995) and Rebelde Way (2002) are all from her authorship.
- Disliked the changes made from Floricienta (2004) to its Mexican remake, Lola: Érase una vez (2007). She reportedly told the producers "not to fool" themselves, as Floricienta "is no rock star".
- Is an avid fan of Broadway musicals and the whole musical genre. Borrowed elements from The Sound of Music (1965), Mary Poppins (1964) and Annie (1982) for her most successful production Chiquititas (1995), which also featured choreography influenced by Fred Astaire.
- [on her daughter, late actress Romina Yan] I know Ro is not here physically, but she is.
- Actually my greatest, deepest love is music. I've been doing music my whole life. I have 500 themes written and recorded. I can't imagine productions with no music and it's also something that allows me to concerts, tours and albums.
- [on Rebelde Way (2002)] I won't be a hypocrite, 'Rebelde Way' was great for teenagers, great because it wasn't just silly prudery.
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