Rita Cortese
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 5, 1949 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Credits
- 57
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.
Known for
Filmography
Captive
2026TV
So Far, So Good
2026TV
Lea
In the Mud
2025TV
Cecilia Moranzón
The Best Heart Attack of My Life
2025TV
Roberta
Most People Die on Sundays
2024Movie
Dora
The Mind Behind Power
2024TV
Blondi
2023Movie
Pepa
Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
2023Movie
Narradora
The Substitute
2022Movie
Amalia
An Argentinian Crime
2022Movie
Gobbi
Maradona, Blessed Dream
2021TV
Doña Tota
Shadow of the Cat
2021Movie
Ana
The Siamese Bond
2021Movie
Clota
Bruja
2019Movie
Abuela
Heroic Losers
2019Movie
Carmen Lorgio
Esperanza mía
2015TV
Genoveva
Wild Tales
2014Movie
Cook (segment "Las ratas")
Fragmentos
2014Movie
Esa mujer
2013TV
Ofelia Morales
Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
2012Movie
Saravia
Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela
2011Movie
Beba
Tiempo de pensar
2011TV
Widows
2011Movie
Esther
The Man of Your Dreams
2011TV
Sandra Guzmán
Los Marziano
2011Movie
Delfina
Brother and Sister
2010Movie
Alicia
Cinco velitas
2010Movie
Horizontal/Vertical
2009Movie
Albita
Reparaciones
2007Movie
Cora
Lalola
2007TV
Bruja
Lugones Family
2007Movie
Bibliotecaria
Montecristo
2006TV
Sara Carusso
30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
2006Movie
Killer Women
2005TV
Monobloc
2005Movie
Madrina
Sin código
2004TV
Mirna
Los secretos de Papá
2004TV
Blanca
Sol Negro
2003TV
Dra. Gloria Glezer
Costumbres argentinas
2003TV
Celina Martínez
Malandras
2003TV
Coca Bertolotti.
Do You Swim?
2002Movie
Mamá de Dolores
Samy and Me
2002Movie
Liliana
Inheritance
2002Movie
Olinda
1000 millones
2002TV
Dominga Vargas
¿Y dónde está el bebé?
2002Movie
Apariencias
2000Movie
Susana Posse
Alma mía
1999Movie
Tita
Stolen Moments
1998Movie
Cohen vs. Rosi
1998Movie
Angélica Rosi
Endless Summer
1998TV
Sara Katz viuda de Levin
El sueño de los héroes
1997Movie
Mujer del corralón
Cenizas del paraíso
1997Movie
Mirta
R.R.D.T.
1997TV
Delia
A Wall of Silence
1993Movie
The Lost Republic II
1986Movie
Narrator
Murder in The Senate
1984Movie
El Sobrino
Movie