Federico Diaz

Federico Diaz is a fictional character on the HBO television series Six Feet Under played by Freddy Rodriguez. Hector Federico “Rico” Diaz, (1974–2049) is the extremely skilled restorative artist who later became a partner in the business. In 1992, Rico's father Mauricio slipped on the roof and crashed facefirst into the chimney. Rico and his mother Lilia went to the Fisher funeral home for burial, and to Rico's shock, Nathaniel Fisher Sr. (who then owned and operated the home) had made his father look just as he was before the accident. Rico struck up a friendship with Nathaniel, who paid for his education and hired him as a restorative artist. They remained close until Nathaniel's death in the series premiere. Around this time Rico married his high school sweetheart, Vanessa (Justina Machado) and had two children. Federico graduated from Cypress College in 1997 with a degree in Mortuary Science. Rico was considered one of the best in the business, and was briefly hired away by... full article at wikipedia