For the legendary broadcaster, communicator and actress María Cristina Camilo Rodríguez, affectionately known as “Maíta”, everything that is done with love, goes well. Thus he lived, thus worked and thus built an unwavering legacy that today honors the history of Dominican communication.
Pioneer in your field, María Cristina She was the first radio broadcaster and the first television presenter in the Dominican Republic, in addition to one of the first in Latin America. His voice, his presence and his talent They opened the doors for generations of women in the media, making it a symbol of elegance, strength and vocation.
In an interview offered to The day Some years ago, María Cristina summed up her passion with a phrase that completely defined her:
“When you love a profession, you really love it.”
And that love demonstrated it every day of his life, to the point of expressing his desire that all his recognitions were taken to a museum, as a legacy for future generations.
“As they have been delivered with so much love and received with so much love, I do not want that to end, but will last to serve as an example to future generations, and especially to people who want to devote themselves to art, to the locution.”
Maíta was not only a pioneer behind the microphone, she was also a firm defender of female inclusion in communication, advocating early because women could also raise their voice, without losing elegance and respect.
“That all women think that when you want, you can. Want is power,” He expressed in that same interview, with his characteristic sweetness and firmness.
Always believer, positive and with a wise word for every occasion, María Cristina had a phrase that carried with them as a banner of life:
“When you have faith that Jesus is accompanying him, everything goes well.”
Recognitions of a consecrated life
Throughout her life, María Cristina Camilo was widely recognized for her career. On April 18, 1977, on the day of the Dominican announcer, he received the order of the merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella in the degree of gentleman, from the hand of the then President Joaquín Balaguer. That same day, actress Monina Solá was also recognized.
She was awarded four times with the Gold microphone of the Dominican announcers circle, and in 1991 he received the First Great Gold Microphone. In 2023, the Special Prize was awarded “Great golden voice”as a living symbol of art and the word.
