Its so sad to hear that after all the difficulties and pain of hypertension, complications of pneumonia and stroke, which once left him comatose, one of my favorites and veteran actor and director Paquito Diaz died at the age of 73 years on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at around 8:20 pm at his home in Daraga, Albay. This was confirmed by his wife Nena and her daughter Juana Diaz Gallent.