Rio Diaz
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Rio Díaz | |
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Vice Mayor of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rosario Aspillera Díaz August 14, 1959 Manila, Philippines |
Died | October 4, 2004 Daly City, California, U.S. | (aged 45)
Resting place | Mount Carmel Shrine columbarium, Quezon City |
Nationality | Philippines |
Spouse | Charlie Cojuangco |
Occupation | Model, presenter, actress, politician |
Rio Díaz Cojuangco (Tagalog:
Biography
Born in Manila, Díaz was the youngest of twelve children born to Jaime Díaz and Teresa Aspillera. A ramp and commercial model, she was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas in 1977 and won Fourth Runner-up in the Miss Asia Pageant that same year.
Díaz began a relationship with musician
. They had a son named Ali Alejandro.After separating from Alejandro, Díaz returned to the Philippines and resumed her career in entertainment. She co-hosted Eat Bulaga! in 1991 and stayed for a couple of years before meeting Charlie Cojuangco on a blind date in 1993 and marrying him the following year. For the greater part of the 1990s, Díaz worked for television and starred in several films. They had 2 children, Jaime Diaz Cojuangco and Claudia Diaz Cojuangco.
Politics
Diaz, similar to her first husband Hajji Alejandro, was a supporter of former President Ferdinand Marcos, even after his deposition in the People Power Revolution.[1]
She was elected
Illness and death
During a routine checkup in December 1998, her American doctors informed her of a small growth in her left abdomen. After a six-hour surgery, they found a
In 1999,
Six years after the original diagnosis, Díaz died on October 4, 2004, at
Filmography
Film
- Sísingilín Ko ng Dugo (1990)
- Sam & Miguel (Your Basura, No Problema) (1992) as Mila
- Tunay Na Magkaibigan, Walang Iwanan...Peksman (1994)
Television
- Eat Bulaga! (1992-1996)
- Sarap TV (1998-1999)
- Maalaala Mo Kaya, "Pictures": The Rio Díaz-Cojuangco Story - as herself (in a part of her story; mostly played by Eula Valdez; 2003)
References
- ^ "Top advertisers withdraw from movie talk shows". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. March 17, 1987. p. 13. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
Marcos loyalist couple Rio Diaz and Hadji Alejandro [sic] were spotted by our staff in Laoag, Ilocos Norte a few days ago.
- ^ "Thousands pay final tribute to Rio". The Philippine Star. October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ Gravetour of the Famous E226ph | Rio Diaz/Danding Cojuangco | Our Lady of Mt Carmel Columbary -QC. Graveyard Pinoy TV. December 27, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2023.