Rio Locsin

Maria Theresa Rosario Garcia Nayve-Israel, known by her screen name Rio Locsin (born October 3, 1961), is a Filipino actress. Regarded as the "Queen of Adult Drama", Locsin has starred in nearly 60 films including Bira! Darna! Bira! (1979), Disgrasyada (1970), Working Girls (1979), Manila By Night (1980) and Si Baning, Si Maymay at ang Asong si Bobo (2009). In 2012, Locsin was inducted at the Eastwood City's Walk of Fame for her contribution to Philippine film industry. She was recognized as one of the prominent sex goddesses of the late 70s. As a seasoned actress, Locsin has garnered multiple nominations from FAMAS and Gawad Urian Awards. In 2009, she bagged the "Best Supporting Actress" award at the 5th Cinema One Originals Digital Movie Film Festival. As a film actress she has starred in lead roles through the 70s 80s and 90s in the late 90s she starred in Daytime dramas such as Kadenang Kristal and Marinella in 1999-2001 and a recurring cast in Mula Sa Puso (1997-1999) she ventured in many Primetime Television dramas in 2006, she starred in more Television dramas memorably as Edad in Gulong Ng Palad remake on ABS-CBN and 2007 she starred as a antiheroine in Pangarap Na Bituin in 2007 she starred in the hit tv series Margarita as she ventured away she did more roles then ever. Her public marriage to actor Al Tantay dissolved. Career Locsin was launched to stardom in Regal Films' Disgrasyada (1978) which became a huge box-office hit. Since then, she was given roles which are sexy like Menor de Edad (1979), Love Affair (1979), Ina, Kapatid, Anak (1979), Rissa Jones (1979), Stepsisters (1979), Waikiki (1980), Disco Madhouse (1980), Manila by Night (1980), Unang Yakap (1980), Kambal sa Uma (1980), Kasalanan Ba (1981), among others.