Washington
(ANI):
Actress
Cameron
Diaz
has
issued
a
statement
paying
tribute
to
her
late
father
after
his
sudden
death.
Diaz
lost
her
59-year-old
dad
suddenly
to
pneumonia
on
Tuesday.
In
a
statement
read
out
by
her
rep,
the
actress
said
that
for
the
family,
Emilio
Diaz
would
always
live
on
in
their
hearts.
"My
dad
was
loved
by
so
many
people,
and
his
humor
and
spirit
will
always
live
on
in
our
hearts," People
quoted
her
rep
Brad
Cafarelli,
as
reading
from
the
statement.
She
also
thanked
people
who
have
extended
their
condolences
to
the
grieving
family.
"My
mom,
sister
and
I
are
deeply
appreciative
of
the
overwhelming
outpouring
of
love
and
support
during
this
difficult
time
for
us
and
all
of
our
family,"
she
added.
Mr
Diaz
was
a
second
generation
Cuban-American
who
worked
an
oil
company.
His
daughter
got
the
news
while
working
on
her
new
movie
'My
Sister's
Keeper'.
Production
on
the
movie
has
now
been
halted.