Mapy Cortés

Acting

Mapy Cortés

Born March 1, 1910 · Santurce, Puerto Rico

Died August 2, 1998 · aged 88

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 ep…

Known For

Los expatriadosLos expatriados · 1963
Los expatriados
6.51963
MovieComedyDrama
The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.
Dormitorio para señoritasDormitorio para señoritas · 1960
Dormitorio para señoritas
5.61960
Movie
Young lawyer is mistaken for music professor and goes to live at a boarding school for young women.
The Unknown PolicemanThe Unknown Policeman · 1941
The Unknown Policeman
7.91941
MovieComedyCrime
A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
Las cinco noches de AdánLas cinco noches de Adán · 1942
Las cinco noches de Adán
5.81942
MovieComedyMusic
Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.
Seven Days' LeaveSeven Days' Leave · 1942
Seven Days' Leave
7.31942
MovieComedyRomance
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a catch: before claiming the money, Johnny must marry a descendant of his great-grandfather's Civil War enemy, General Havelock-Allen. Not wanting to disrupt his planned marriage to Mapy, Johnny must figure out how to concoct a temporary marriage-of-convenience with the descendant -- who turns out to be the beautiful Terry Havelock-Allen.
Al marido hay que seguirloAl marido hay que seguirlo · 1948
Al marido hay que seguirlo
9.01948
MovieComedy
A doctor must pretend to be single and his wife follows him to the field causing a series of incidents.
El sexo fuerteEl sexo fuerte · 1946
El sexo fuerte
6.21946
MovieComedyDrama
Two men are shipwrecked and arrive in the Kingdom of Eden, where the women control all the power.
El globo de CantollaEl globo de Cantolla · 1944
El globo de Cantolla
5.81944
Movie
Three boys and three girls in the 1890s.

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