biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2010) Freddy Rodriguez Rodriguez at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 2007 Born January 17, 1975 (1975-01-17) (age 36) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1993–present Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor known for playing the characters Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz on HBO's Six Feet Under and El Wray in Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. Recently, he was a recurring cast member on the series Ugly Betty as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi..