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Rita Cortese

Rita Cortese

Acting

August 5, 1949 (76 years old)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Female
36 Movies
20 TV Shows

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.

Wild Tales
Wild Tales

Wild Tales

2014 7.9

as Cook (segment "Las ratas")

Age 65 (now 76)
Esperanza mía
Esperanza mía

Esperanza mía

2015 7.6

as Genoveva

Age 65 (now 76)
192 eps
Heroic Losers
Heroic Losers

Heroic Losers

2019 7.6

as Carmen Lorgio

Age 70 (now 76)
Maradona, Blessed Dream
Maradona, Blessed Dream

Maradona, Blessed Dream

2021 7.4

as Doña Tota

Age 72 (now 76)
10 eps
Bruja
Bruja

Bruja

2019 7.6

as Abuela

Age 70 (now 76)
The Substitute
The Substitute

The Substitute

2022 6.0

as Amalia

Age 73 (now 76)
The Man of Your Dreams
The Man of Your Dreams

The Man of Your Dreams

2011 8.1

as Sandra Guzmán

Age 61 (now 76)
11 eps
In the Mud
In the Mud

In the Mud

2025 7.4

as Cecilia Moranzón

Age 76
8 eps
Apariencias
Apariencias

Apariencias

2000 7.0

as Susana Posse

Age 50 (now 76)
Inheritance
Inheritance

Inheritance

2002 6.8

as Olinda

Age 52 (now 76)
Widows
Widows

Widows

2011 5.6

as Esther

Age 62 (now 76)
Shadow of the Cat
Shadow of the Cat

Shadow of the Cat

2021 6.3

as Ana

Age 72 (now 76)
Blondi
Blondi

Blondi

2023 6.7

as Pepa

Age 73 (now 76)
Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

2010 6.7

as Alicia

Age 60 (now 76)
The Siamese Bond
The Siamese Bond

The Siamese Bond

2021 7.2

as Clota

Age 71 (now 76)
Los Marziano
Los Marziano

Los Marziano

2011 5.5

as Delfina

Age 61 (now 76)