Cristina Perez: Who I am
Hello and welcome to my official and authorized web site! I am Cristina Perez, attorney, author, television personality, radio host, speaker, wife, and mom. You may recognize me as:
My mission in life is to help all individuals celebrate and find strength in their own unique identity. This means embracing all the wonderful aspects of who you are – personally, professionally, and culturally. Finding strength in your identity is a message I bring with me to my TV shows, my speaking engagements (especially to high school and college students), my work in the community, and especially in the pages of my books. |
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Cristina Perez: Judge, Radio Host, Author, Speaker, Wife, Mother
Cristina Perez is a successful lawyer, three-time Emmy Award winning television personality, radio host, entrepreneur/business owner, national author and columnist, and devoted mother and wife. The daughter of Colombian immigrants, Cristina was born in New York. Growing up, she lived in many areas ranging from one of the poorest neighborhoods of New York City, to the big city of Guadalajara, Mexico, to the border town of San Ysidro, California to Hartford, Connecticut, and then back to California, which she has now called home for over twenty years.
Cristina made her television debut on the program “La Corte Del Pueblo” (People's Court), then went on to host the Spanish language television program “La Corte de Familia” (Family Court) which aired nationally and internationally in fifteen countries on the Telemundo Television Network/NBC (2000-2005). In 2006, Cristina made her English-language television debut on Twentieth Television’s first-run syndicated “Cristina’s Court.” In 2008,“Cristina's Court” won the first-ever Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Legal/Court Show followed by two consecutive Emmys in the same category.
Cristina is also the author of “Living By Los Dichos” (Simon & Schuster/Atria) and “It’s All About the Woman Who Wears It: Ten Laws for Being Smart, Successful and Sexy Too” (Penguin Books). Cristina is a community leader and is committed to community service and awareness. She received a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School and two Bachelors of Arts degrees from UCLA. Cristina and her family reside in Los Angeles.
Cristina made her television debut on the program “La Corte Del Pueblo” (People's Court), then went on to host the Spanish language television program “La Corte de Familia” (Family Court) which aired nationally and internationally in fifteen countries on the Telemundo Television Network/NBC (2000-2005). In 2006, Cristina made her English-language television debut on Twentieth Television’s first-run syndicated “Cristina’s Court.” In 2008,“Cristina's Court” won the first-ever Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Legal/Court Show followed by two consecutive Emmys in the same category.
Cristina is also the author of “Living By Los Dichos” (Simon & Schuster/Atria) and “It’s All About the Woman Who Wears It: Ten Laws for Being Smart, Successful and Sexy Too” (Penguin Books). Cristina is a community leader and is committed to community service and awareness. She received a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School and two Bachelors of Arts degrees from UCLA. Cristina and her family reside in Los Angeles.