Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 05, 1949
Place of Birth
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Credits
56 titles
Rita Cortese
Biography
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
Filmography
So Far, So Good
Lea
In the Mud
Cecilia Moranzón
The Best Heart Attack of My Life
Roberta
Most People Die on Sundays
Dora
The Mind Behind Power
Blondi
Pepa
Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
Narradora
The Substitute
Amalia
An Argentinian Crime
Gobbi
Maradona, Blessed Dream
Doña Tota
Shadow of the Cat
Ana
The Siamese Bond
Clota
Bruja
Abuela
Heroic Losers
Carmen Lorgio
Esperanza mía
Genoveva
Wild Tales
Cook (segment "Las ratas")
Fragmentos
Esa mujer
Ofelia Morales
Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
Saravia
Tiempo de pensar
Widows
Esther
The Man of Your Dreams
Sandra Guzmán
Los Marziano
Delfina
Brother and Sister
Alicia
Cinco velitas
Horizontal/Vertical
Albita
Reparaciones
Cora
Lalola
Bruja
Lugones Family
Bibliotecaria
Montecristo
Sara Carusso
30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
Killer Women
Monobloc
Madrina
Sin código
Mirna
Los secretos de Papá
Blanca
Sol Negro
Dra. Gloria Glezer
Costumbres argentinas
Celina Martínez
Malandras
Coca Bertolotti.
Do You Swim?
Mamá de Dolores
Black Box
Thanks
Samy and Me
Liliana
Inheritance
Olinda
1000 millones
Dominga Vargas
¿Y dónde está el bebé?
Apariencias
Susana Posse
Alma mía
Tita
Stolen Moments
Cohen vs. Rosi
Angélica Rosi
Endless Summer
Sara Katz
El sueño de los héroes
Mujer del corralón