Maria Del Rio


Maria Del Rio is a Belgian comedian, radio and television presenter of Spanish descent. She born and raised in Brussels.

Biography

She started her career in theatre in 1994, arrived at RTBF in 1997, then moved to RTL-TVI in April 2005. She has presented television programmes such as Aimez-nous and MDR.
At the RTBF, she co-presents the entertainment show Bingovision with Thomas Van Hamme, who will join her later at RTL-TVI.
In 1997, Maria Del Rio appeared briefly, as a waitress, in the film Des gens si bien élevés produced by Alain Nahum. The principal actress was Michèle Morgan.
In 2003, she released a single, Luz de la Luna, under the label Ars-Universal. It got the 16th place in the Belgian charts in Flanders.
She co-presents Good Morning on Radio Contact, with Pascal Degrez from September 2009 until September 2014, and since then with Olivier Arnould.
She performed on stage in La Revue for fifteen years, and in L'Amuse-gueule, Silence en coulisse, Rain Man.
On 23 November 2007, she gave birth to her son Diego, from her relationship with the comedian Damien Gillard.
In 2008 and 2009, Maria del Rio took part in an action against violence called Dessine-moi en soleil.