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How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.

Cristina Saralegui

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Cristina Saralegui
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 29
Actor
Film Actor
Journalist
Television Actor
Havana
Cuba
Cristina
Cristina Maria Saralegui
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Salsa
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You have to eat right. That does not mean that I don't drink Cuban coffee. That does not mean that I do not have two cigarettes a day - that's what I'm down to. I drink wine - you know, I'm normal. But I do eat well.
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The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.
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I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.
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I'm very, very Spanish. I have fat cheeks on both ends. I'm sitting on my Spanish part. And it's my heart, the way I am, the way I speak. It has nothing to do with the way I look.
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We Latin women are liberated from the neck up, not the neck down.
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The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.
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America was the place that said, 'It doesn't matter where you come from, it doesn't matter what your last name is, it doesn't matter if you drink cortaditos, or lattes, or coffee with milk. Here, if you work hard, anything is possible.
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Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes.
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I have gotten into a lot of trouble in my life for being brutally honest. Sometimes I put both my feet in my mouth. But like Elton John, I'm still standing.
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The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising.
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For me, the American promise isn't just an idea or a theory - it's my life story.
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President Obama is a principled man who has worked hard to put healthcare and a good education in the reach of millions of Americans and believes that everyone who works hard and plays by the rules, should have a fair shot at the American dream.
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I love beating the men. When I beat 'em in the ratings, when I beat 'em in the salary, I always say, 'One more for the girls.
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I'll never retire from working I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead.
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I'm a royal pain in the behind.
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To realize the American dream, the most important thing to understand is that it belongs to everybody. It's a human dream. If you understand this and work very hard, it is possible.
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