Cristina Saralegui Says Goodbye To Daily Talk Show.

Spanish-language talk show host Cristina Saralegui has decided to end her daily television talk show “El Show de Cristina” after a 12-year run on the U.S. Spanish-language network Univision.

“The Cristina Show was a dream come true for me,” stated Saralegui. “But I also have other dreams I have had to put on the back burner because of the grind of hosting and producing a daily show. Now, with my new schedule, I’ll be able to participate in projects I have had to turn down because of schedule conflicts.”

Saralegui is in the final stages of negotiations with the network to continue hosting and producing “Cristina,” a version of her daily show, airing Monday nights at 10:00 PM.

“I will never abandon my audience — we’ve grown up together over the years. My hope is that we will continue to grow through this next stage of my life.” Saralegui went on to say, “The only time you run out of opportunities in life is when you stop taking chances.”

“Univision has offered us a bigger budget to produce the prime-time show, and we’re very pleased with this offer,” said “Cristina” executive producer Marcos Avila, who is also Saralegui’s business partner and husband.

This past year, Saralegui inaugurated Blue Dolphin Studios, becoming the fourth woman in television history — behind Mary Pickford, Lucille Ball, and Oprah Winfrey — to own her own production facilities to broaden the “Cristina” brand into other ventures. One such project is the co-production between Saralegui and Whoopi Goldberg on a film based on the life of Salsa legend Celia Cruz.