Rita Cortese
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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 berretín, in which she performs various tango ballads; the album won her the Carlos Gardel Award for Best New Tango Artist in 2009. In 2014, she was one of the stars of the hit film Relatos salvajes (Wild Tales), which was nominated for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and for an Oscar.
Known for
Credits
Wild Tales (2014)
as Cook (segment "Las ratas")
Heroic Losers (2019)
as Carmen Lorgio
Blondi (2023)
as Pepa
Apariencias (2000)
as Susana Posse
Samy and Me (2002)
as Liliana
Los Marziano (2011)
as Delfina
Most People Die on Sundays (2024)
as Dora
An Argentinian Crime (2022)
as Gobbi
El Sobrino (—)
Actor
Cinco velitas (2010)
Actor
Widows (2011)
as Esther
The Substitute (2022)
as Amalia
Shadow of the Cat (2021)
as Ana
Fragmentos (2014)
Actor
Lugones Family (2007)
as Bibliotecaria
Murder in The Senate (1984)
Actor
Cenizas del paraíso (1997)
as Mirta
Cohen vs. Rosi (1998)
as Angélica Rosi
¿Y dónde está el bebé? (2002)
Actor
A Wall of Silence (1993)
Actor
Reparaciones (2007)
as Cora
Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela (2011)
as Beba
The Siamese Bond (2021)
as Clota
Alma mía (1999)
as Tita
Brother and Sister (2010)
as Alicia
Horizontal/Vertical (2009)
as Albita
Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro (2012)
as Saravia
Bruja (2019)
as Abuela
Monobloc (2005)
as Madrina
El sueño de los héroes (1997)
as Mujer del corralón
Inheritance (2002)
as Olinda
Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político (2023)
as Narradora
The Lost Republic II (1986)
as Narrator
Stolen Moments (1998)
Actor
Do You Swim? (2002)
as Mamá de Dolores
30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte (2006)
Actor