The complete biography of Cristina, la Veneno, the most media-covered figure of the last two years.
On April 15, 1996, Cristina, la Veneno, made her first television appearance, hosted by Pepe Navarro, on the program La sonrisa del pelícano. Within weeks, her figure became a media phenomenon that forever changed the way Spanish society understood identity, fame, and truth. A trans woman, without filters or complexes, who spoke openly about her life, her jobs, and her experiences. Her authenticity, her body, and her boldness captivated millions of people. Cristina lived at a dizzying pace, between stardom and scandals, between excesses and shadows. Over the years, her life was a rollercoaster of triumphs and falls, of loves and betrayals, of laughter and tears.
In this book, journalist Álex Ander and illustrator Carlos Valdivia invite us to discover the complete biography of Cristina, la Veneno, the most media-covered figure of the last two years, through a visual narrative that intertwines text and illustrations. With this work, the authors seek to pay tribute to one of the most beloved and tragic personalities in the entertainment world.
A story of reinvention, struggle, and truth.
Since her appearance on La sonrisa del pelícano, Cristina's figure gained ground in Spanish popular culture, but her path to fame was full of light and shadows. The same spontaneity that catapulted her to fame also led her to live on a tightrope, facing misogyny, public ridicule, and the inherent difficulties of being a trans woman in a deeply conservative context. The excesses, controversies, and betrayals did not prevent her from shining, but Cristina's life was marked by a constant struggle for her identity and for her right to be loved and accepted as she was.
Veneno, from Adra to the stars is not just a biography: it is a declaration of love to a woman who was much more than a television character, a woman who left an indelible mark on culture and on the collective memory of a society that did not always know how to handle her magnitude. A story of reinvention, struggle, truth, and above all, authenticity.
