Dogeaters

Who is Rio Gonzaga from Dogeaters and what is their importance?

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Rio Gonzaga is a young Filipino woman who works as a creative writing teacher for autistic children in San Francisco. She returns to Manila for her grandmother's funeral around the same time as the inaugural Manila International Film Festival. Rio is vulgar and perpetually stoned; she stands as a surrogate for the author, Jessica Hagedorn.