Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino-Yap (locally [ˌkɾis ʔɐˈxiː.no]; born February 14, 1971) is a Filipino retired television presenter, actress, talent manager and film producer.

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.

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.

Its financial success and numerous starring appearances in crime films of the same vein, earned her the nickname "Massacre Queen" by newspaper critics.

It was on GMA Network's showbiz oriented talk show Startalk, which she co-hosted with Boy Abunda and Lolit Solis, that her hosting skills attracted attention.

In 2007, Aquino took a showbiz break leaving The Buzz and the reformatted Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?

She also hosted Boy & Kris, a morning talk show that replaced Homeboy, together with Boy Abunda,[15] Be Bench, a model search show together with Piolo Pascual,[16][17] another TV franchise, Wheel of Fortune, which replaced Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal and marks her return on The Buzz in 2014.

In 2011, Aquino hosted Kris TV, a lifestyle-magazine talk show which airs weekday mornings on ABS-CBN.

[citation needed] She won her first supporting actress award in 2002 for Mano Po, for her portrayal of a weak-willed and submissive scion of a wealthy Filipino-Chinese clan.

[citation needed] Other films include: Feng Shui, a Star Cinema production that featured Chinese influences and omen.

In 2006, Sukob, another horror thriller, became the highest grossing Filipino film of all time surpassing Ang Tanging Ina and Anak.

She also starred alongside Vice Ganda and Ai-Ai delas Alas in Sisterakas, a 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival entry.

Aquino was diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria in 2018 after undergoing tests in Singapore out of concern that she might be suffering from lupus.

[20] 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.

[22] In the Valentine's Day 2024 episode of Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, Aquino, via Zoom revealed that her hemoglobin count dropped to an alarming 8.7, her face has a butterfly rash due to a fifth autoimmune disease and has several light scratches, an effect of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

[43] She founded a boutique and agency in partnership with Abunda and other personalities including Nonon del Carmen and Agnes Maranan.

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.