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Cris Morena’s moving message on what would have been Romina Yan’s 52nd birthday

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Cris Morena commemorated her daughter Romina Yan on Sept. 5, the date the actress would have turned 52.
  • Morena posted a collage of family photographs and images from Yan’s television work, including “Chiquititas.”
  • The tribute drew comments and likes from fellow Argentine entertainers and other public figures.

“A day came when you arrived, Romina; freesias and jasmine rise from the earth, an angel dressed in ash gray.” With those words, producer Cris Morena marked what would have been her daughter Romina Yan’s 52nd birthday.

A day came when you arrived, Romina; freesias and jasmine rise from the earth, an angel dressed in ash gray.

· Cris MorenaShe opened her birthday tribute to her late daughter.

Yan died on Sept. 28, 2010, at age 36 from an aneurysm. Her mother’s tribute included photographs of Yan with Morena, her father Gustavo Yankelevich, her brother Tomás and her three children, Franco, Valentín and Azul.

The post also featured images and videos from Yan’s work in “Chiquititas,” “Amor mío,” “B&B,” and the children’s program “Playhouse Disney,” which she hosted with Diego Topa. Morena wrote that her daughter remained in her heart every second and called her “my guide, my lighthouse and my light.”

You are in my heart every second of my life. You are my guide, my lighthouse and my light.

· Cris MorenaShe described Romina’s continuing presence in her life.

“Happy birthday, my beautiful daughter. You are here and you will always be in me,” Morena wrote. The message quickly attracted comments and likes, including from Catherine Fulop, Gastón Dalmau, Grecia Colmenares, Paula Chaves, Sabrina Garciarena and Anamá Ferreira.

Happy birthday, my beautiful daughter. You are here and you will always be in me.

· Cris MorenaShe concluded her public birthday message.

Morena has also spoken about the significance of the number 28 in her life, noting that both Romina and her granddaughter Mila died on the 28th, though in different months. Mila, the daughter of Tomás Yankelevich and Sofía Reca, died in 2025 at age seven after a boating accident in Miami.

Today is a very special day in my life. I want to tell you that the 28th, which is extremely important to me, is a day Ro and Mila are celebrating with you.

· Cris MorenaShe discussed the personal significance of the number 28.
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