Mapy Cortés
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1910-03-01
- Died
- 1998-08-02
- Place of birth
- Santurce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as
- María del Pilar Cordero · María del Pilar Mercado Cordero
Biography
Maria del Pilar Cordero (March 1, 1910 – August 2, 1998), better known as Mapy Cortés, was a Puerto Rican actress who acted in many films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Cortés appeared in the U.S. State Department propaganda short film "Mexican Moods".
In 1942, Cortés made her only foray into Hollywood cinema, playing a singer in the RKO wartime musical comedy Seven Days' Leave. Her eponymous character is engaged to Victor Mature's soldier character before he falls in love with a socialite played by Lucille Ball. After filming Seven Days Leave, Mapy Cortés returned to Mexico City and played roles in contemporary romantic comedies and nostalgia musicals set during the Mexican Belle Époque. The 1945 Mapy Cortés vehicle La pícara Susana / Mischievous Susana[5] marked the directorial debut of her husband Fernando.
After Fernando died, Mapy returned to Puerto Rico and led a relatively quiet life. In 1998 she died at her home of a heart attack. She was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Known For
Movies (31)
Mr. Dólar
1964
as Perla
Los expatriados
1963
as Perla
Dormitorio para señoritas
1960
The Unknown Policeman
1941
as La criollita
Las cinco noches de Adán
1942
as Lola
El sexo fuerte
1946
El amor las vuelve locas
1946
Recién casados... no molestar
1951
Al marido hay que seguirlo
1948
Mexican Moods
1942
as Self
Internado para señoritas
1943
Seven Days' Leave
1942
as Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)
Guard! Alert!
1937
as Vedette
The Pharaoh's Court
1944
as Lota
El conde de Montecristo
1942
as Haydée
Los tres pecados
1966
Las tandas del principal
1949
as Lucero Reyes / Rosario Aldama
Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
1942
as Rosa / Violeta
La hija del regimiento
1944
El globo de Cantolla
1944
La Guerra de los Pasteles
1944
Cinco minutos de amor
1941
as Lulú
Un beso en la noche
1945
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
1966
Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
1946
La liga de las canciones
1941
Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
1941
as Inés
Venezuela también canta
1951
La pícara Susana
1945
Reflejo de un deseo
1985
Ahora seremos felices
1939
as Alma
About Mapy Cortés
Maria del Pilar Cordero (March 1, 1910 – August 2, 1998), better known as Mapy Cortés, was a Puerto Rican actress who acted in many films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Cortés appeared in the U.S. State Department propaganda short film "Mexican Moods". In 1942, Cortés made her only foray into Hollywood cinema, playing a singer in the RKO wartime musical comedy Seven Days' Leave. Her eponymous character is engaged to Victor Mature's soldier character before he falls in love with a socialite played by Lucille Ball. After filming Seven… With 31 credits spanning from 1937 to 1985, Mapy Cortés has appeared in 31 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mapy Cortés Movies
- Mr. Dólar (1964) — as Perla
- Los expatriados (1963) — as Perla
- Dormitorio para señoritas (1960)
- The Unknown Policeman (1941) — as La criollita
- Las cinco noches de Adán (1942) — as Lola
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