Mapy Cortés

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

31

Gender

Female

Birthday

1910-03-01

Day of death

1998-08-02 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Santurce, Puerto Rico

Mapy Cortés

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

  • La Guerra de los Pasteles

    La Guerra de los Pasteles

  • Seven Days' Leave

    Seven Days' Leave

  • Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9

    Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9

  • El sexo fuerte

    El sexo fuerte

  • Guard! Alert!

    Guard! Alert!

  • La pícara Susana

    La pícara Susana

  • El conde de Montecristo

    El conde de Montecristo

  • Los tres pecados

    Los tres pecados

  • Venezuela también canta

    Venezuela también canta

  • La hija del regimiento

    La hija del regimiento

  • Los expatriados

    Los expatriados

  • Las 5 noches de Adán

    Las 5 noches de Adán

  • Dormitorio para señoritas

    Dormitorio para señoritas

  • The Unknown Policeman

    The Unknown Policeman

  • El globo de Cantolla

    El globo de Cantolla

  • Cinco minutos de amor

    Cinco minutos de amor

  • Las tandas del principal

    Las tandas del principal

  • Ahora seremos felices

    Ahora seremos felices

  • Yo bailé con Don Porfirio

    Yo bailé con Don Porfirio

  • Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

    Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!

  • Mr. Dólar

    Mr. Dólar

  • La liga de las canciones

    La liga de las canciones

  • Un beso en la noche

    Un beso en la noche

  • Internado para señoritas

    Internado para señoritas

  • Mexican Moods

    Mexican Moods

  • Reflejo de un deseo

    Reflejo de un deseo

  • Recién casados... no molestar

    Recién casados... no molestar

  • The Pharaoh's Court

    The Pharaoh's Court

  • El amor las vuelve locas

    El amor las vuelve locas

  • Luna de miel en Puerto Rico

    Luna de miel en Puerto Rico

  • Al marido hay que seguirlo

    Al marido hay que seguirlo