Rio Diaz

Rio Díaz-Cojuangco (Tagalog: [ˈɾɪjo 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.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Aspillera, the birth surname or paternal family name is Díaz, and the marital name is Cojuangco.

Rio Díaz
Vice Mayor of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2004
Personal details
Born
Rosario Aspillera Díaz

(1959-08-14)August 14, 1959
Manila, Philippines
DiedOctober 4, 2004(2004-10-04) (aged 45)
Daly City, California, U.S.
Resting placeMount Carmel Shrine columbarium, Quezon City
NationalityFilipino, English
SpouseCharlie Cojuangco
OccupationModel, presenter, actress, politician
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