- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1949
- Place of Birth
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rita Cortese
Adela Rita Cortese (born August 5, 1949, in Buenos Aires) is a renowned Argentine actress and singer. Her career spans across films, series, and telenovelas, earning her three Martín Fierro Awards as well as a Silver Condor Award. In 1967, she began studying Philosophy and Letters but dropped out a year later. In 1974, she entered the theater school directed by Néstor Raimondi, although, according to her own statements, she started her professional career in 1972 at the Teatro Latino in San Telmo. As a film actress, she worked in La nube, and in 2003, she received the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for Herencia. As a television actress, she received a Martín Fierro Award in 2002 for her performance in the telenovela El sodero de mi vida and another in 2008 for her special appearance in the sitcom Lalola. That same year, she released her first album titled El amor, ese loco berre…
Filmography
tvSo Far, So Good
2026 · Lea
tvIn the Mud
2025 · Cecilia Moranzón
tvThe Best Heart Attack of My Life
2025 · Roberta
movieMost People Die on Sundays
2024 · Dora
tvThe Mind Behind Power
2024
movieBlondi
2023 · Pepa
movieIndisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
2023 · Narradora
movieThe Substitute
2022 · Amalia
movieAn Argentinian Crime
2022 · Gobbi
tvMaradona, Blessed Dream
2021 · Doña Tota
movieShadow of the Cat
2021 · Ana
movieThe Siamese Bond
2021 · Clota
movieBruja
2019 · Abuela
movieHeroic Losers
2019 · Carmen Lorgio
tvEsperanza mía
2015 · Genoveva
movieWild Tales
2014 · Cook (segment "Las ratas")
movieFragmentos
2014
tvEsa mujer
2013 · Ofelia Morales
movieUna cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
2012 · Saravia
tvTiempo de pensar
2011
movieWidows
2011 · Esther
tvThe Man of Your Dreams
2011 · Sandra Guzmán
movieLos Marziano
2011 · Delfina
movieBrother and Sister
2010 · Alicia
movieCinco velitas
2010
movieHorizontal/Vertical
2009 · Albita
movieReparaciones
2007 · Cora
tvLalola
2007 · Bruja
movieLugones Family
2007 · Bibliotecaria
tvMontecristo
2006 · Sara Carusso
movie30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
2006
tvKiller Women
2005
movieMonobloc
2005 · Madrina
tvSin código
2004 · Mirna
Los secretos de Papá
tvLos secretos de Papá
2004 · Blanca
tvSol Negro
2003 · Dra. Gloria Glezer
tvCostumbres argentinas
2003 · Celina Martínez
tvMalandras
2003 · Coca Bertolotti.
movieDo You Swim?
2002 · Mamá de Dolores
movieBlack Box
2002 · Thanks
movieSamy and Me
2002 · Liliana
movieInheritance
2002 · Olinda
1000 millones
tv1000 millones
2002 · Dominga Vargas
¿Y dónde está el bebé?
movie¿Y dónde está el bebé?
2002
movieApariencias
2000 · Susana Posse
movieAlma mía
1999 · Tita
movieStolen Moments
1998
movieCohen vs. Rosi
1998 · Angélica Rosi
tvEndless Summer
1998 · Sara Katz
movieEl sueño de los héroes
1997 · Mujer del corralón
movieCenizas del paraíso
1997 · Mirta
tvR.R.D.T.
1997 · Delia
movieA Wall of Silence
1993
movieThe Lost Republic II
1986 · Narrator
movieMurder in The Senate
1984
El Sobrino
movieEl Sobrino
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