Cory Vidanes
Filipina media executive (born 1962)
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María Socorro Valenzuela-Vidanes, popularly known as Cory Vidanes (born May 15, 1962),[2] is a Filipina media executive who is the Chief Operating Officer[3][4][5] of the Philippine media company ABS-CBN Corporation and also one of the two executive producers of the company's production and distribution division ABS-CBN Studios together with president and CEO Carlo Katigbak.
May 15, 1962
Executive Producer of ABS-CBN Studios
Cory Vidanes | |
|---|---|
| Born | María Socorro Valenzuela May 15, 1962 |
| Other name | CVV |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Occupations | Chief Operating Officer of ABS-CBN (Broadcasting) Corporation Executive Producer of ABS-CBN Studios |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Bobet Vidanes |
| Children | Ara Vidanes Kobi Vidanes Chad Vidanes[1] |
Personal life
Vidanes first attended Assumption Antipolo and later Ateneo de Manila University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.[3][6]
Vidanes was married to Bobet Vidanes, a Filipino television director. They have three children, Ara, Kobi, and Chad.[7]
Career
In 1982, Vidanes started her broadcast career for the Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC-2) as a production assistant for the shows Big Ike's Happening and Vilma in Person (VIP).[8] She started working with ABS-CBN when the network reopened in 1986 as an associate producer. She also served as a managing director for ABS-CBN TV productions from 2001 to 2009. She was responsible for the conceptualization, production and management of all TV entertainment programs on ABS-CBN Channel 2. She was appointed Head of Channel 2 Mega Manila Management for ABS-CBN effective 2009 after Charo Santos-Concio was promoted to president and COO of the company.[3][9]
Vidanes was appointed as chief operating officer for broadcast of ABS-CBN effective February 1, 2016. This happened one month after the appointment of Carlo Katigbak as the network's new president and CEO.[10]
Under her position as COO of Broadcast, she also manages the development of new concepts for ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN TVplus channels Yey, CineMo and Knowledge Channel, together with ABS-CBN CCO Charo Santos-Concio. Vidanes is also the executive producers of ABS-CBN Studios together with Carlo Katigbak.
