Kris Aquino Net Worth and Salary
Kris Aquino net worth is estimated to be $13 million and she earns over $4 million as salary annually and her net worth accumulated due to the success in her career as an actress, Talk Show host and Producer.
Who is Kris Aquino?
Kris Aquino is a Chinese-Filipino actress, producer and talk show host and she is famously known for hosting many talk shows and games shows and for also starring in films and Television series such as Crazy Rich Asians, Jologs, Morning Girls, Trip ni Kris and The Buzz and she is also popularly known in the Philippines as the youngest daughter of the slain senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and Corazon Aquino.
Biography and Education
Kris Aquino was born Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino on the 14th of February, 1971 in Quezon City, Philippines to her mother named Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino and her father named Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. who was at the time of her birth a Senator of the Ferdinand Marcos regime, she was the youngest of five children and she grew up with four siblings named Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, Aurora Corazon Aquino-Abellada, Victoria Elisa Aquino and Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III and she is of Chinese, Spanish and Kapampangan ancestry and descent.
While she was still a baby, her father was arrested and jailed and she and her siblings had to be raised by her mother, she spent most of her early days in the United States as her family was in exile, she also attended elementary School while in the United States, by the time she was 12 years old, her father was assassinated on the Tarmac of the Manila International Airport , it was after her father’s death that she returned to Philippines and began to campaign against the regime of president Marcos.
Kris Aquino attended her elementary School at the Saint Pedro Proveda College in Mandaluyong City, she enrolled at the Colegio San Agustin-Makati which is where she completed her High School education, and she then graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1992 with a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature.
Movies and Career
Apart from being an actress, Aquino has also succeeded in her career as a producer, she established her production company called Kris Aquino Productions or K Productions in 2013, it is managed by Star Cinema and the company has produced films such as Dalaw in 2010, Segunda Mano in 2011 and Sisterakas in 2012.
She has also appeared in Theatre productions such as Instant Mommy and My Little Bossings in 2013 and in December, 2015, she released Feng Shui 2.
Aquino has appeared in movies such as; Pido Dida: Sabay Tayo and Pangako Sa Puso in 1990, Shake, Rattle & Roll III, Pido Dida: Kasai Na and Magic To Win 5 in 1991, Pido Dida 3: May Kambal Na, Ang Siga at ang Sosyal, Mahal Kita Walang Iba and My Funny Valentine in 1992, Vizconde Massacre, Humanda Ka Mayor: Bahala Na Ang Diyos and Geron Olivar in 1993, The Elsa Castillo Story… Ang Katotohanan, Nandito Ako, Myrna Diones Story: Lord Have Mercy!, Tasya Fantasia, The Fatima Buen Story and Bakit Pa Kita Minahal in 1994, Saan Ako Nagkamali in 1995, Hiwaga ng Panday in 1998, Mano Po in 2002, You and Me Against the World and Mano Po 2: My Home in 2003, Feng Shui and So Happy Together in 2004, Sukob in 2006, Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love in 2009, Noy and Dalaw in 2010, Segunda Mano in 2011, Sisterakas in 2012, My Little Bossings in 2013, Feng Shui in 2014, Etiquette for Mistresses and All You Need Is Pag-Ibig, I Love You, Hater and Crazy Rich Asians in 2018 and many more.
She has also appeared in Television series and shows such as See True in 1986, Eye to Eye in 1989, Startalk from 1995 to 1996, Kris in 1996, Today with Kris Aquino, The Buzz in 2010, Kris and Tell in 2001, Morning Girls from 2002 to 2004, Boy & Kris from 2007 to 2009, SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon from 2009 to 2010, Kris TV from 2011 to 2016, Yan Ang Morning! In 2016, Trip Ni Kris in 2017 and many more.
Awards and Nominations
Kris Aquino has won 42 PMPC Star Awards for Television and nominated for 20, she has won 10 Golden Screen TV Awards, she has won 5 USTV Student’s Choice Awards and nominated for 2, she has won 1 Dangal ng Bayan Awards, she has won 2 TUA Platinum Stallion Media Awards, she has won 1 Illumine Innovative Awards, she has won 4 GMMSF Box-Office Awards, she has won 2 Gawad PASADO Awards and over the years she has been nominated for many awards and have also won many more.
Real Name
Kris Aquino’s real name is Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino.
Family
Kris Aquino was born to a father named Benigno Aquino Jr. and a mother named Corazon Aquino, she grew up with four siblings and they are a brother named Benigno Aquino III and three sisters named Victoria Elisa Aquino, Aurora Corazo Aquino and Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz.
Kids
Kris Aquino has two sons named James Carlos Aquino and Joshua Aquino Salvador.
Husband
Kris Aquino has been in a lot of relationships and most of them failed, she was once in a relationship with actor Philip Salvador and she later married Philippine Basketball Association player James Yap but separated from him in 2010.
Height, Weight and Personal Looks
Kris Aquino stands at a height of 5 ft 11 inches, she weighs 67kg, she is fair in complexion, has black hair color and dark brown eye color.
Zodiac Sign and Birthday
Kris Aquino was born on the 14th of February, 1971, so therefore her zodiac sign is Aquarius and she celebrates her birthday on the 14th of February each year.
Nationality and Ethnicity
Aquino is of Filipino nationality and she has Chinese, Kapampangan and Spanish ancestry.
House Location
Aquino and her family currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Makati, Philippines and Quezon City, Philippines.
Controversies, rumors and legal issues
In 2018, Aquino made verbal threats via telephone to her former business manager Nicko Falcis and she also went on to file numerous law suits against Falcis.
Social Media Presence
Aquino has been active on social media for a long while and she has accumulated a lot of following, she has over 200,000 Twitter followers, over 100,000 Facebook followers and she is also active on a host of other social media networks.
