Rita Cortese
Acting
1949-08-05 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
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
So Far, So Good
2026 · Series
In the Mud
2025 · Series
The Best Heart Attack of My Life
2025 · Series
Most People Die on Sundays
2024 · Movie
The Mind Behind Power
2024 · Series
Blondi
2023 · Movie
Indisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
2023 · Movie
The Substitute
2022 · Movie
An Argentinian Crime
2022 · Movie
Maradona, Blessed Dream
2021 · Series
Shadow of the Cat
2021 · Movie
The Siamese Bond
2021 · Movie
Bruja
2019 · Movie
Heroic Losers
2019 · Movie
Esperanza mía
2015 · Series
Wild Tales
2014 · Movie
Fragmentos
2014 · Movie
Esa mujer
2013 · Series
Una cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
2012 · Movie
Tiempo de pensar
2011 · Series
Widows
2011 · Movie
The Man of Your Dreams
2011 · Series
Los Marziano
2011 · Movie
Brother and Sister
2010 · Movie
Cinco velitas
2010 · Movie
Horizontal/Vertical
2009 · Movie
Reparaciones
2007 · Movie
Lalola
2007 · Series
Lugones Family
2007 · Movie
Montecristo
2006 · Series
30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
2006 · Movie
Killer Women
2005 · Series
Monobloc
2005 · Movie
Sin código
2004 · Series
Los secretos de Papá
2004 · Series
Sol Negro
2003 · Series
Costumbres argentinas
2003 · Series
Malandras
2003 · Series
Do You Swim?
2002 · Movie
Black Box
2002 · Movie
Samy and Me
2002 · Movie
Inheritance
2002 · Movie
1000 millones
2002 · Series
¿Y dónde está el bebé?
2002 · Movie
Apariencias
2000 · Movie
Alma mía
1999 · Movie
Stolen Moments
1998 · Movie
Cohen vs. Rosi
1998 · Movie
Endless Summer
1998 · Series
El sueño de los héroes
1997 · Movie
R.R.D.T.
1997 · Series
Cenizas del paraíso
1997 · Movie
A Wall of Silence
1993 · Movie
The Lost Republic II
1986 · Movie
Murder in The Senate
1984 · Movie
El Sobrino
Movie