Kris Aquino

Kris Aquino was born as Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino was born in Quezon City, Philippines, to Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino and Benigno Aquino Jr. who was, at the time, a senator of the Ferdinand Marcos regime. The youngest of five children, her siblings are Maria Elena "Ballsy" Aquino-Cruz, Aurora Corazon "Pinky" Aquino-Abellada, former Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III, and Victoria Elisa "Viel" Aquino-Dee. She is the cousin of actress and equestrienne Mikee Cojuangco, and the niece of former Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco, Jr. When she was a baby, her father was arrested and jailed; her mother raised Aquino and her siblings.[3][4][5]

During the 1978 parliamentary elections when her jailed father was a candidate, the seven-year-old Aquino was a stand-in for him at campaign rallies. She was featured on the front page of The New York Times and on the cover of Time Magazine. Aquino spent most of her elementary school days in the United States, where the Aquino family was in exile. When she was 12 years old, her father was assassinated on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport. Kris Aquino returned to the Philippines and attended rallies against the Marcos regime.

After the Philippine Revolution of 1986, which removed Ferdinand Marcos from his 21-year regime, the teenage Aquino began guesting stints on television dramas and comedies, as well as talk shows. She made her film debut with actor-comedian Rene Requiestas in Pido Dida, which was a blockbuster hit. Aquino had a commercially steady career, and managed to score an acting nomination for The Fatima Buen Story. She starred in a film based on a true-to-life murder, the Vizconde massacre. Its financial success and numerous starring appearances in crime films of the same vein, earned her the nickname "Massacre Queen" by newspaper critics.

Aquino finished her elementary school education at the Poveda Learning Center (now Saint Pedro Poveda College) in Quezon City. She went to high school at the Colegio San Agustin-Makati, where she was classmates with Pinky Webb and Karen Davila.[6]

Aquino's health has detoriated by 2022. Aquino was diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria in 2018 after undergoing tests in Singapore out of concern that she might be suffering from lupus.[12] In May 2022, Aquino disclosed that she has a life-threatening condition but dispelled rumors that she was "dying" and confined in an intensive care unit. She has also stated to have autoimmune thyroiditis and vasculitis.[13]

In June 2022, she disclosed her eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis diagnosis, adding that she is going to reside in the United States to receive treatment for her condition.[14]

Aquino had a live-in relationship with actor Phillip Salvador and had their first son in 1994.[15]

In 2003, her relationship with comedian Joey Marquez was highly publicized after their breakup in which Aquino exposed Marquez on contracting her with STD.[16]

Aquino was married to PBA professional player James Yap in a civil marriage ceremony on 10 July 2005 and announced the following year that she was pregnant,[17] following a controversy in 2006 on Yap's infidelity.[18]

In April 2007, Aquino gave birth to her second son, James Carlos "Bimby" Aquino Yap, Jr., in Makati.[19]

In 2010, Aquino announced that she had separated from Yap, citing personal reasons, and stated she was seeking an annulment.[20] It was in February 2012 that their marriage was declared null and void.[21]

Aquino was amidst another public scandal in 2018 making death verbal threats via telephone[22] to her former business manager, Nicko Falcis as their business relationship gradually ended. This was after her filing numerous cases against Falcis,[23] majority of which got dismissed[24] and are now under mediation.[25] Currently, Aquino has no business partner nor business manager.

In October 2021, Aquino announced her engagement to former politician Mel Senen Sarmiento.[26] But in January 2022, Aquino said via Instagram that both she and Sarmiento agreed to call it off.[27]

Aside from her TV and movie career, Aquino owns and manages several businesses. She co-owns Lena Restaurant and Sencillo, a Mexican restaurant, as well as Roberto Antonio, an upscale flower shop with business partner Boy Abunda.[28]

She founded a boutique and agency in partnership with Abunda and other personalities including Nonon del Carmen and Agnes Maranan. The boutique and agency was named MAD (an acronym for their surnames).[29] She co-owns Sierra Madre Water. Aquino also owns numerous fast food store franchises such as Jollibee and Chowking and owns Nacho Bimby (aka Potato Corner)[30] - a company that's under her youngest son's namesake.

She is also executive editor of a bi-monthly magazine called K! The Kris Aquino Magazine. In December 2009, Aquino showcased her home collection called K Everyday. In partnership with ABS-CBN Licensing, K Everyday features cooking, kitchen-wares, plastic, and stationery collections.[1]

K Productions

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Motion picture Film distribution Television
Founded	2013
Defunct	2016
Headquarters	Quezon City, Philippines
Area served	Philippines
Key people	Kristina Bernadette C. Aquino Tess V. Fuentes
Products	Film Vlog
Parent	ABS-CBN Corporation
Subsidiaries	ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.

In 2013, Aquino established a film and television production company, and film distributor called Kris Aquino Productions (or K Productions).

It is managed by Star Cinema, the country's largest motion picture company, which has produced most of the highest grossing Filipino films of all time. Its debut film was Instant Mommy starring Eugene Domingo.[31] She produced her son's debut movie, My Little Bossings, in 2013.[32]

Starting in 2010, she had already begun co-producing Star Cinema films in which she starred, including Dalaw (2010), Segunda Mano (2011), and Sisterakas (2012).

In 2015, Aquino started producing vlogs on her own website,[33] featuring specifically cooking and travel vlogs.

• Kris Aquino at IMDb