Rio Diaz-Cojuangco
| Rio Díaz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rosario Aspillera Díaz August 14, 1959 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | October 4, 2004 (aged 45) Daly City, California, U.S |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Model, presenter, actress, politician |
| Spouse(s) | Charlie Cojuangco |
Rio Díaz-Cojuangco (born Rosario Aspillera Díaz; 14 August 1959 – 4 October 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.
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 Hajji Alejandro, and together they emigrated to Los Angeles, California, where they operated a small restaurant along Melrose Avenue. 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.
She was elected vice-mayor of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental in the 1998 elections, while her husband won a seat in Congress. Díaz later became president of the vice-mayors' league of Negros Occidental.
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