Cristina García Ramos (born 14 September 1949) is a Spanish journalist. She has a degree in Journalism and in from the

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. She began her professional career at the

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(TVE) Production Center in the

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, where she appeared on programs such as ''Tele-Canarias'' and ''Panorama de Actualidad''. In 1979 she moved to

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to take over the presentation of ''

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'' 2nd edition. Later she would present the weekend edition, a job she held until 1983. Her news experience allowed her to broadcast live the events of the 23-F coup attempt. In the following years she presented different programs on the public network, from the cultural to the economic: '' 300 millones'', ''La víspera de nuestro tiempo'', ''Dentro de un orden'', etc. Beginning in 1993, García Ramos presented and directed the premier gossip show on Spanish television: ', a program which garnered her recognition and great popularity. In 2008, as a result of layoffs at TVE, she left the network after 30 years of service. She went to work at Radio Televisión Canaria. From her first marriage, with a TV cameraman, she has one daughter named Thais (born 1975), who is a sociologist and has given her two grandchildren. Cristina García Ramos is currently married to journalist .

TV career

* ''Tele-Canarias'' (1977), * ''Panorama de actualidad'' (1978), TVE * ''

'' (1979–1983), TVE * '' 300 millones'' (1982), TVE * ''Esta semana'' (1982–1983), TVE * ''La víspera de nuestro tiempo'' (1983–1984), TVE * ''Dentro de un orden'' (1984–1986), TVE * ''A través del espejo'' (1988–1990), TVE * ' (1993–2008), TVE * ''Sin secretos: Así somos los canarios'' (2009–2010), TV Canaria

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Ramos, Cristina 1949 births Living people People from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spanish television directors Spanish television journalists Spanish television presenters 21st-century Spanish women journalists 21st-century Spanish journalists Spanish women television directors Spanish women television presenters