Cory Quirino

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Cory Quirino

Born August 11
Occupation TV hostess
Parents Tommy Quirino (Father)
Nena Rastrolio (Mother)

Cory Quirino (August 11) is a Filipina TV host as well as a beauty and fitness expert of Spanish descent. Her full name is Socorro Alicia R. Quirino.

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[edit] Biography

Cory Quirino is the third child of Tommy Quirino and Conchita Rastrollo. She is also the granddaughter of the late Philippine president Elpidio Quirino.[1]

She began her broadcasting career in the 1980s when she hosted the late-night talk show Oh No, It's Johnny! for the Philippine TV network RPN (Radio Philippines Network). Eventually, she would host her own show Citiline, a weekly travel and fitness show that aired on Studio 23 (a subsidiary of the ABS-CBN network).

It was during an out-of-town shoot for Citiline that Cory Quirino and her entourage were abducted by bandits. During the interval of her abduction, she was gang-raped. This incident was chronicled in Cory Quirino's inspirational book Waiting for the Light[2] as well as the movie The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files which stars Ara Mina and Alessandra de Rossi. Cory Quirino survived the ordeal relatively unscathed and she would return to TV hosting. Citiline would eventually be re-titled The Good Life with Cory Quirino.[3]

Besides Waiting for the Light, Cory Quirino wrote a series of books titled Forever Young.[4] These books feature beauty and health tips as well as Cory Quirino's workout programs. She also made a fitness video titled Cory Quirino’s Celebrity Workout for Beginners.

These days, Cory Quirino can be heard on the Philippine AM radio station DZMM every Sunday at 6:00 P.M. where she hosts Ma-Beauty Po Naman.[5] Cory Quirino's health and fitness column Inside Out is currently published by Philippine Daily Inquirer in their newspaper and on their website.[6]

[edit] Credits

[edit] Television shows

  • Oh No, It's Johnny!
  • Citiline (1989)
  • The Cory Quirino Show (2003)
  • The Good Life with Cory Quirino (2005)

[edit] Print

[edit] Radio

  • Ma-Beauty Po Naman (2004 - present)

[edit] Movies

  • The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files (2003)

[edit] Video

  • Cory Quirino’s Celebrity Workout for Beginners (1998)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.nestle.com.ph/wellness/blog/view.asp?cat=esp&id=6
  2. ^ Amazon.co.uk: Waiting for the light (Faith witness series): Books: Cory Quirino
  3. ^ http://www.studio23.tv/progsched-sunday.aspx
  4. ^ Events
  5. ^ TFC The Filipino Channel - The Official Web Site of ABS-CBN International - DZMM Radio Channel
  6. ^ http://showbizandstyle.inq7.net/lifestyle/

[edit] External links

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