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 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.
Fotos
Películas (37)
Most People Die on Sundays
2024 · Dora
Blondi
2023 · Pepa
Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
2023 · Narradora
El suplente
2022 · Amalia
An Argentinian Crime
2022 · Gobbi
Shadow of the Cat
2021 · Ana
The Siamese Bond
2021 · Clota
Bruja
2019 · Abuela
Heroic Losers
2019 · Carmen Lorgio
Wild Tales
2014 · Cook (segment "Las ratas")
Fragmentos
2014
Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
2012 · Saravia
Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela
2011 · Beba
Widows
2011 · Esther
Los Marziano
2011 · Delfina
Brother and Sister
2010 · Alicia
Cinco velitas
2010
Horizontal/Vertical
2009 · Albita
Reparaciones
2007 · Cora
Lugones Family
2007 · Bibliotecaria
30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
2006
Monobloc
2005 · Madrina
Do You Swim?
2002 · Mamá de Dolores
Black Box
2002 · Thanks
Samy and Me
2002 · Liliana
Inheritance
2002 · Olinda
¿Y dónde está el bebé?
2002
Apariencias
2000 · Susana Posse
Alma mía
1999 · Tita
Stolen Moments
1998
Cohen vs. Rosi
1998 · Angélica Rosi
El sueño de los héroes
1997 · Mujer del corralón
Cenizas del paraíso
1997 · Mirta
A Wall of Silence
1993
The Lost Republic II
1986 · Narrator
Murder in The Senate
1984
El Sobrino
Series (21)
Captive
2026 · Madre Aurora
So Far, So Good
2026 · Lea
In the Mud
2025 · Cecilia Moranzón
The Best Heart Attack of My Life
2025 · Roberta
The Mind Behind Power
2024
Maradona, Blessed Dream
2021 · Doña Tota
Esperanza mía
2015 · Genoveva
Esa mujer
2013 · Ofelia Morales
Tiempo de pensar
2011
The Man of Your Dreams
2011 · Sandra Guzmán
Lalola
2007 · Bruja
Montecristo
2006 · Sara Carusso
Killer Women
2005
Sin código
2004 · Mirna
Los secretos de Papá
2004 · Blanca
Sol Negro
2003 · Dra. Gloria Glezer
Costumbres argentinas
2003 · Celina Martínez
Malandras
2003 · Coca Bertolotti.
1000 millones
2002 · Dominga Vargas
Endless Summer
1998 · Sara Katz viuda de Levin
R.R.D.T.
1997 · Delia