Rita Cortese
Born: 1949-08-05 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- So Far, So Good as Lea
2025
- In the Mud as Cecilia Moranzón
- The Best Heart Attack of My Life as Roberta
2024
2023
- Blondi as Pepa
- Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político as Narradora
2022
- The Substitute as Amalia
- An Argentinian Crime as Gobbi
2021
- Maradona, Blessed Dream as Doña Tota
- Shadow of the Cat as Ana
- The Siamese Bond as Clota
2019
- Heroic Losers as Carmen Lorgio
- Bruja as Abuela
2015
- Esperanza mía as Genoveva
2014
- Wild Tales as Cook (segment "Las ratas")
- Fragmentos
2013
- Esa mujer as Ofelia Morales
2012
- Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro as Saravia
2011
- The Man of Your Dreams as Sandra Guzmán
- Tiempo de pensar
- Widows as Esther
- Los Marziano as Delfina
2010
- Brother and Sister as Alicia
- Cinco velitas
2009
- Horizontal/Vertical as Albita
2007
- Lalola as Bruja
- Reparaciones as Cora
- Lugones Family as Bibliotecaria
2006
- Montecristo as Sara Carusso
- 30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
2005
- Killer Women
- Monobloc as Madrina
2004
- Sin código as Mirna
- Los secretos de Papá as Blanca
2003
- Sol Negro as Dra. Gloria Glezer
- Malandras as Coca Bertolotti.
- Costumbres argentinas as Celina Martínez
2002
- 1000 millones as Dominga Vargas
- Inheritance as Olinda
- Black Box ... (Thanks)
- Do You Swim? as Mamá de Dolores
- ¿Y dónde está el bebé?
2000
- Apariencias as Susana Posse
1999
- Alma mía as Tita
1998
- Endless Summer as Sara Katz
- Stolen Moments
- Cohen vs. Rosi as Angélica Rosi
1997
- R.R.D.T. as Delia
- Cenizas del paraíso as Mirta
- El sueño de los héroes as Mujer del corralón
1993
1986
- The Lost Republic II as Narrator