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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Reflejo de un deseo
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MOVIE • 1985
Los tres pecados
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MOVIE • 1966
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Character:
MOVIE • 1966
Mr. Dólar
Character: Perla
MOVIE • 1964
Los expatriados
Character: Perla
MOVIE • 1963
Dormitorio para señoritas
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MOVIE • 1960
Recién casados... no molestar
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MOVIE • 1951
El sexo fuerte
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MOVIE • 1951
Venezuela también canta
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MOVIE • 1951
Las tandas del principal
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MOVIE • 1949
Al marido hay que seguirlo
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MOVIE • 1948
Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
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MOVIE • 1946
El amor las vuelve locas
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MOVIE • 1946
La pícara Susana
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MOVIE • 1945
Un beso en la noche
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MOVIE • 1945
La hija del regimiento
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MOVIE • 1944
El globo de Cantolla
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MOVIE • 1944
The Pharaoh's Court
Character: Lota
MOVIE • 1944
La Guerra de los Pasteles
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MOVIE • 1944
Internado para señoritas
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MOVIE • 1943