There are people who leave no one indifferent, and Cristina "La Veneno" is undoubtedly one of them. In a way, she embodies those mythical five minutes of fame that Andy Warhol predicted for everyone, although in her case she multiplied them exponentially. With a brave and defiant attitude toward life, always ready to face whatever fate had in store for her, Cristina became an inescapable icon of Spanish popular culture. Overnight, she went from the shadows to stardom, only then, almost inevitably, to face the harsh setbacks of fame.

La Veneno is a chameleonic figure, capable of addressing, with her distinctive style and self-confidence, universal and controversial subjects, from family and gender identity to plastic surgery, sex, and prison drama. Her life is the story of a transformation: of a young man who fled his hometown to reinvent himself as a woman, of a prostitute who saw her luck change completely, and of a celebrity who, without ever seeking it, became a media phenomenon.

Cristina "La Veneno" embodies the contrast between deep Spain and the Spain of show business. In her body and in her story, tradition and modernity, the marginal and the popular, the ordinary and the extraordinary intersect. With sharp, sincere, and often funny language, she opens the doors to her life: an extraordinary life, as unique as she was, filled with melodramatic episodes that intertwine with its brightest moments as well as its darkest ones.

This book is a fascinating journey through the life of a woman who, without intending to, became a myth. Through its pages, you will get to know Cristina, but above all, you will understand why, now and forever, La Veneno is an immortal point of reference.