Rio Diaz
Rio Díaz | |
|---|---|
| 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 (aged 45) Daly City, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Carmel Shrine columbarium, Quezon City |
| Nationality | Philippines |
| Spouse | Charlie Cojuangco |
| Occupation | Model, presenter, actress, politician |
Rio Díaz Cojuangco (Tagalog: [ˈɾijo ˈdɪas kɔˈhwaŋkɔ]; born Rosario Aspillera Díaz; August 14, 1959 – October 4, 2004), was a Filipino beauty queen, television presenter, actress and politician. The sister of former Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Díaz, she was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and died in the United States in 2004. She was an aunt of Georgina Wilson, through another sister Aurora who is Wilson's mother.