What is José María Rico?
'''José María Rico Cueto''' (12 August 1934 – 15 April 2019) was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]]-born [[Costa Rica]]n [[lawyer]]. He served as the [[First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica|First Gentleman of Costa Rica]] during the [[presidency]] of his wife, former [[President of Costa Rica|President]] [[Laura Chinchilla]], from 2010 to 2014. He was born in [[Granada]], [[Andalusia]]. He later moved to [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. He was a [[Canadian citizen]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=El Primer Caballero|first=Larissa|last=Minsky Acosta|language=es|newspaper=La Nación|date=28 February 2010|url=http://www.nacion.com/2010-02-28/Proa/NotasDestacadas/PR28-RICO.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305011033/http://www.nacion.com/2010-02-28/Proa/NotasDestacadas/PR28-RICO.aspx|archive-date=5 March 2010|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> Rico met Chinchilla while working in [[international law]]. Rico had a fall in [[Nandayure (canton)|Nandayure]], [[Guanacaste Province]] while watching the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] Final. He died of problems caused by [[Alzheimer's disease]] on 15 April 2019 in [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]. He was 84.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lateja.cr/nacional/fallece-jose-maria-rico-esposo-de-laura/UQTGQ7OXJND7LO22U67RXPT6VM/story/|title=Fallece José María Rico, esposo de Laura Chinchilla|work=La Teja|lang=es|date=16 April 2019|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rico, Jose Maria}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian lawyers]] [[Category:First Ladies and Gentlemen of Costa Rica]] [[Category:People from Granada]]