josé maría rico cueto (12 august 1934 – 15 april 2019) was a spanish-born costa rican lawyer. he served as the first gentleman of costa rica during the presidency of his wife, former 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. rico met chinchilla while working in international law.