Cristian Vega (One Life to Live)
Cristian Vega | |||||||||
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One Life to Live character | |||||||||
Portrayed by | Yorlin Madera (1995–98) David Fumero (1998–2011) | ||||||||
Duration | 1995–2011 | ||||||||
First appearance | May 3, 1995 | ||||||||
Last appearance | September 8, 2011 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
Created by | Michael Malone | ||||||||
Introduced by | Susan Bedsow Horgan | ||||||||
Yorlin Madera as Cristian Vega | |||||||||
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Cristian Vega is a fictional character on the American daytime drama One Life to Live. The character was portrayed by Yorlin Madera from 1995 to 1998. David Fumero took over the role from June 26, 1998, until September 8, 2011.
Casting
The role originated and portrayed by Yorlin Madera from May 1995 to January 1998.[1] In June, it was announced the role was recast with David Fumero,[2] who stepped into the role on June 26. In May 2001, it was reported Fumero intended to leave the role;[3] he later re-signed for an addition three years the following month.[4] In September 2003, it was announced Fumero would exit the role;[5] he last appeared on October 27.
In August 2004, it was announced Fumero would reprise the role, beginning November 5,[6] and exited once again in February of the following year.[7] Six months later, it was announced he would again reprise the role;[8] he returned on September 1. In June 2010, it was announced Fumero had signed a deal to continue his portrayal of Cristian.[9]
Following the cancellation of One Life to Live in April 2011,[10] Fumero exited the role on September 8.[11]
Storylines
Cristian is introduced as the teenage son of
After a misunderstanding, Jessica ended up drunk and slept with Will and became pregnant. Cristian proposed to her and they planned to move to New York City to raise the baby together, but when Jessica was hit by a car, she lost the baby and woke up with no memory of Cristian. Cristian was heartbroken, but started to see Roseanne, while Jessica grew closer to Will. Months later, Jessica remembered her love for Cristian and they got back together. However, their happiness was short lived when Jessica discovered that Cristian had slept with Roseanne while they were apart. She ended things with him and started to date Will. Cristian wanted her back and it was clear she still had feelings for him.
When Will got framed for embezzlement by Asa, Jessica, Cristian and Will went on the run together. While on the run, Jessica felt torn between Cristian and Will as she was in love with the both of them. When Todd Manning told Cristian that Jessica's mother, Victoria Lord was dying, Cristian told Will to leave on his own so Jessica would be free to go home. Will agreed and told Jessica that he never loved her. Jessica was heartbroken and turned to Cristian for comfort. The pair reunited and finally made love for the first time.
Once they arrived back in Llanview, Cristian realized that Viki wasn't dying but he kept the truth of why Will left to himself. Jessica propose to Cristian and he accepted. As they planned their wedding together, Cristian could tell that Jessica wasn't over Will and he felt guilty for keeping the truth from her. When Will sent a letter to Jessica, Cristian hid it from her. But ultimately decided to tell her the truth. Jessica was furious with him and she broke off their engagement and left to be with Will. When Jessica returned, she tells him she never got over Will. She tells him that even though she does love him, she can't be with him anymore.
Cristian was heartbroken, but when he met
A Cristian lookalike with no memory of his past appears in
Cristian and Evangeline grow closer and soon start a relationship, eventually declaring their love for one another. At one point Cristian tells Evangeline that he loves her more than anyone else in his life. Cristian is set up by his manager in a boxing scandal, but later cleared of the charges when
Evangeline's friendship (and kiss) with Todd Manning disrupts her relationship with Cristian and causes them to separate. During this time Cristian sleeps with Todd's ex-wife Blair Cramer, the two of them thinking that Evangeline and Todd are sleeping together at the same time. Cristian and Evangeline are repairing their relationship when, in a final attack by OPP in May 2007, Cristian's loft is filled with poison gas, which injures several people and leaves Evangeline in a coma. Cristian is then forced to say a painful goodbye to Evangeline when she is sent to a long-term care facility with only family allowed visitation.
Still reeling from his loss, Cristian's life is turned upside down again when he, Blair and
In July 2008, Cristian and Sarah are forced over a cliff and Cristian returned to save his adoptive brother after he had been stabbed. The following month, Cristian is put in a Colombian prison by Carlo Hesser. While in Colombia, he meets Vanessa Montez and the two start to connect because she saves his life. Their friendship develops and Cristian moves Vanessa and Lola to Llanview. At the airport, they meet up with Vanessa's ex-husband Ray Montez who was about to leave Llanview to Colombia. A hit man, hired by
Cristian and Vanessa are married after some advice from family friend Tea Delgado and made love for the first time. Cristian's girlfriend
Now that Cristian,
Cristian and Layla's relationship is tested when
Cristian became interested in Rama Patel, a married woman whose husband and former Buchanan Enterprises employee Vimal Patel was in jail for taking the fall for Clint for switching the DNA results of Jessica and Natalie's babies. Cristian and Rama kissed a few times but Rama was resistant to taking the relationship to the next level. Cristian was later disgusted to learn that Rama faked being pregnant with Vimal's baby so that she could get her piece of the Buchanan fortune from a deal she made with con artists Aubrey Wentworth and her boyfriend Cutter Wentworth. The two would eventually amicably break up and remain friends with each other even after Vimal was exonerated from prison.
On September 8, 2011, Cristian said good-bye to his family and friends in Llanview after receiving an offer for a teaching job in
References
- ^ Cristian Vega profile - Soaps.com Archived 2009-03-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 17, 2009.
- ^ Goldstein, Toby (June 5, 1998). "Soap Bubbles". Rome News-Tribune. United States. p. 61. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- Soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
David Fumero (Cristian) also seems headed towards the exit. At a One Life to Life Fan Club gathering in New York earlier this month, Fumero's co-star, Erin Torpey (Jessica), told Soap Opera Central that the actor was planning to exit the show.
- Soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- Soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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- Michael Fairman TV. United States. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- OCLC 21114137. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- Soapcentral.com. United States. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ One Life to Live recap (1/14-1/18/08) - SoapCentral.com
- ^ One Life to Live recap (1/21-1/25/08) - SoapCentral.com