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Rita Cortese
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 Ma…
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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.
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2026
Captive
TV show
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2026
So Far, So Good
TV show Lea
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2025
In the Mud
TV show Cecilia Moranzón
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2025
The Best Heart Attack of My Life
TV show Roberta
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2024
Most People Die on Sundays
Movie Dora
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2024
The Mind Behind Power
TV show
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2023
Blondi
Movie Pepa
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2023
Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
Movie Narradora
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2022
The Substitute
Movie Amalia
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2022
An Argentinian Crime
Movie Gobbi
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2021
Maradona, Blessed Dream
TV show Doña Tota
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2021
Shadow of the Cat
Movie Ana
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2021
The Siamese Bond
Movie Clota
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2019
Bruja
Movie Abuela
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2019
Heroic Losers
Movie Carmen Lorgio
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2015
Esperanza mía
TV show Genoveva
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2014
Wild Tales
Movie Cook (segment "Las ratas")
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2014
Fragmentos
Movie
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2013
Esa mujer
TV show Ofelia Morales
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2012
Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
Movie Saravia
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2011
Tiempo de pensar
TV show
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2011
Widows
Movie Esther
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2011
The Man of Your Dreams
TV show Sandra Guzmán
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2011
Los Marziano
Movie Delfina
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2010
Brother and Sister
Movie Alicia
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2010
Cinco velitas
Movie
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2009
Horizontal/Vertical
Movie Albita
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2007
Reparaciones
Movie Cora
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2007
Lalola
TV show Bruja
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2007
Lugones Family
Movie Bibliotecaria
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2006
Montecristo
TV show Sara Carusso
- 2006
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2005
Killer Women
TV show
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2005
Monobloc
Movie Madrina
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2004
Sin código
TV show Mirna
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2004
Los secretos de Papá
TV show Blanca
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2003
Sol Negro
TV show Dra. Gloria Glezer
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2003
Costumbres argentinas
TV show Celina Martínez
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2003
Malandras
TV show Coca Bertolotti.
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2002
Do You Swim?
Movie Mamá de Dolores
