Rita Cortese
Actor
August 5, 1949 (77 years)
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.
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
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | So Far So Good · as Lea |
| 2025 | In the Mud · as Cecilia Moranzón |
| 2025 | The Best Heart Attack of My Life · as Roberta |
| 2024 | Most People Die on Sundays · as Dora |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Blondi · as Pepa |
| 2022 | The Substitute · as Amalia |
| 2022 | A Singular Crime · as Gobbi |
| 2021 | Shadow of the Cat · as AnaOn Plex |
| 2021 | Maradona: Blessed Dream · as Doña Tota |
| 2020 | The Siamese Bond · as Clota |
| 2019 | Witch · as Abuela |
| 2019 | Heroic Losers · as Carmen Lorgio |
| 2017 | The Bronze Garden · as Reba |
| 2015 | Hope of Mine · as Genoveva |
| 2014 | Wild Tales · as Cook (segment "las Ratas") |
| 2014 | |
| 2012 | Graduados · as Marta Quiñones |
| 2011 | Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela · as Beba |
| 2011 | Widows · as Esther |
| 2011 | The Man of Your Dreams · as Sandra Guzmán |
| 2011 | Los Marziano · as Delfina |
| 2010 | Brother and Sister · as Alicia |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Historias Breves VI · as Cast |
| 2009 | Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro · as Saravia |
| 2009 | Plan V · as Ana's Mother |
| 2009 | WAGs: Love for the game · as Emma Riganti |
| 2007 | Lalola · as Bruja |
| 2006 | Montecristo · as Sara Carusso |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Monobloc · as Madrina |
| 2004 | Sin Codigo · as Mirna |
| 2004 | Los Secretos de Papá · as Blanca |
| 2003 | Sol negro · as Dra. Gloria Glezer |
| 2003 | Family Affairs · as Celina Martínez |
| 2002 | ¿Sabés nadar? · as Mamá De Dolores |
| 2002 | Sammy and Me · as Liliana |
| 2002 | Love Heritage · as Dominga Vargas |
| 2001 | Inheritance · as Olinda |
| 2001 | The Bubbleman of My Life · as Elsa |
| 2000 | Apariencias · as Susana Posse |
| 1999 | Alma mía · as Tita |
| 1998 | Cohen vs. Rosi · as Angélica Rosi |
| 1998 | Verano del 98 · as Sara Katz Viuda De Levin |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Ashes of Paradise · as Mirta |
| 1997 | R.R.D.T · as Delia |
| 1996 | Heroes Dream · as Mujer Del Corralón |
| 1993 | |
| 1986 | The Lost Republic II · as Narrator |
| 1984 |
| 2010 | Pura Química · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand · as Self - Guest |