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Before her television career, she worked for ten years as editor-in-chief of the Spanish-language version of Cosmopolitan magazine distributed throughout Latin America. Saralegui is descended from Basque Country ancestors, with all four of her grandparents having origins in Spain. After graduating from the Academy of the Assumption in , Saralegui enrolled at the University of Miami.

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In , she began an internship at the magazine Vanidades. This allowed her to improve her written Spanish to the level of her spoken language. By , Saralegui was appointed editor of the Spanish version of Cosmopolitan magazine, working out of Miami and having been officially welcomed into the fold by Cosmopolitan U. She continued in this role through most of the s.

While editor of Cosmopolitan , Saralegui sought to give information to Latin American audiences about important topics, such as sexual and mental health, which Saralegui felt were not typically discussed enough in Latin families. This sometimes put her at odds with Gurley Brown, whose approach to the English-language magazine was more sexually forward, while Saralegui recognized that there were still many facets of "liberation" Latin women still had not attained.

She concluded each episode with a double thumbs-up salute and the Cuban expression "Pa'lante, pa'lante, pa'tras ni pa' coger impulso" , "Forward, forward; don't step back, not even to gain momentum" During the program recorded on Monday, October 25, , Cristina reviewed her career and the program's more memorable episodes and guests.

Saragelui's talk show last aired on November 1, after 21 years. Some of her Univision colleagues were in the audience from where they interacted with Cristina herself, sharing anecdotes and messages of hope and admiration. She is referred to as "the Spanish-Cuban Oprah ". In , Saralegui had an English-language syndicated talk show, Cristina , which was cancelled after half a season.

The song Somos El Mundo premiered during Saralegui's show, with an appeal to help the Haiti relief effort.