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