Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipina television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. She is popularly referred to by the media with titles such as the Queen of All Media, Queen of Philippine Talk, Queen of Philippine Game Shows, and since 2010, the Presidential Sister ; both of her parents are natives from Tarlac. She is the youngest daughter of former Philippine senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, who served as the 11th President of the Philippines, and sister of Benigno S. Aquino, III, the current President of the Philippines.
Her first movie was Pido Dida, Sabay Tayo, which earned her the Box-office Queen title and her 2004 films Feng Shui and So... Happy Together also gave her the same commendation. In 2006, she regained the same Box Office title for her movie Sukob, which is the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2006. She is also the Executive Editor of her own bi-monthly magazine called K! The Kris Aquino Magazine. In December 2009, Aquino showcased her own Home Collection called K Everyday. In partnership with ABS-CBN Licensing, K Everyday features cooking collection, kitchen collection, plastic collection, and stationery collection.
Currently, she is part of ABS-CBN, and is also residing in Makati. She is also a Tarlaqueña Kapampangan, as her parents are both residents of Tarlac province, with her father being a Kapampangan.
In April 2013, she was tagged by Archbishop Oscar Cruz as a possible Vice Presidential candidate in the 2016 elections based on a rumor he heard.
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