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