María Socorro Valenzuela-Vidanes, popularly known as Cory Vidanes (born May 15, 1962), is a

Filipina Filipinos () are citizens or people identified with the country of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically speaking Filipino, English, or other Philippine languages. Despite formerly being subject to ...

executive and Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast of

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, the largest

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in the

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Personal life

Vidanes first attended Assumption Antipolo and later Ateneo de Manila University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in communications. Vidanes was married to

Bobet Vidanes Norbert Gabriel Vidanes (born October 11, 1965) is a Filipino television director and politician who currently serves as a municipal councilor of Pililla, Rizal since 2022. As director, he is known for his works such as '' It's Showtime'', ''W ...

, a Filipino television director. And has three children, Ara, Kobi, and Chad.

Career

In 1982, Vidanes started her broadcast career for the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC-2) as a production assistant for the shows ''Big Ike's Happening'' and ''Vilma in Person'' (VIP). She started working with ABS-CBN when the network reopened in 1986 as an associate producer. She also served as a managing director for ABS-CBN TV productions from 2001 to 2009. She was responsible for the conceptualization, production and management of all TV entertainment programs on ABS-CBN Channel 2. She was appointed Head of Channel 2 Mega Manila Management for ABS-CBN effective 2009 after Charo Santos-Concio was promoted to president and COO of the company. Vidanes was appointed as chief operating officer for broadcast of ABS-CBN effective February 1, 2016. This happened one month after the appointment of

Carlo Katigbak Carlo Joaquin Tadeo López Katigbak (born April 24, 1970) is a Filipino executive and the current president and CEO of Philippine entertainment and giant media conglomerate, ABS-CBN Corporation. Education Katigbak attended Ateneo de Manila ...

as the network's new president and CEO. Under her position as COO of Broadcast, she also manages the development of new concepts for ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo and Knowledge Channel, together with ABS-CBN CCO

Charo Santos-Concio María Rosario "Charo" Navarro Santos-Concio (; born October 27, 1955) is a Filipino actress and former media executive. She is the host of , the longest running television drama anthology in the Philippines. From 2012 to 2016, she was the ch ...

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