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Jose Romeo Bustillos Diaz (November 28, 1940 – May 10, 2005) was a Filipino actor.

He performed in films such as Ang Maestro (1981), The Impossible Kid (1982), Gising Na... Ang Higanteng Natutulog (1995) and Si Samson at Si Delilah (1983). Other notable roles were in films like Kalawang sa Bakal (1987), Don Pepe (1988), Pambato (1993), Tunay na Magkaibigan Peksman (1994) and Jacob C.I.S. (1997).

Biography

His father was a Mexican American of Spanish descent. Diaz was the younger brother of Paquito Diaz and uncle of Joko Diaz, who are both actors.

Prior to his acting career, Diaz played collegiate basketball for the FEU Tamaraws and briefly for the Crispa Redmanizers and the Ysmael Steel Admirals in the 1960s.

Diaz died on May 10, 2005, due to tongue cancer caused by heavy smoking, five months after the death of his longtime friend Fernando Poe Jr.

Filmography

Film

Television

• Yagit (1983–1985) as Chito

References

1. Romy Diaz, people.theiapolis.com
2. "Grand Opening Today!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. December 17, 1997. p. 22. Retrieved July 6, 2023.

External links

• Romy Diaz at IMDb
• Romy Diaz at Rotten Tomatoes

• 1940 births
• 2005 deaths
• 20th-century Filipino comedians
• Basketball players from Pampanga
• Crispa Redmanizers players
• Deaths from cancer in the Philippines
• Deaths from tongue cancer
• Diaz family
• FEU Tamaraws basketball players
• Filipino male comedians
• Filipino male film actors
• Filipino male television actors
• Filipino men's basketball players
• Filipino people of American descent
• Filipino people of Mexican descent
• Filipino people of Spanish descent
• Filipino television personalities
• Kapampangan people
• Male actors from Pampanga
• 20th-century Filipino sportsmen