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), (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

), (

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) is a surname of

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and

origin, respectively. The surname derived from the

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or , meaning 'courteous' or 'polite',Powell, Kimberly. "What Does the Name Cortez Mean?"

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Curtis Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' ( Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Ga ...

. The surname has become more frequent among

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than among the general Spanish population.''Diccionario de apellidos españoles'', Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes, Antonio García, Editorial Espasa, Madrid 2001. . Section III.3.8 page XXXIX. Notable people surnamed Cortes include:

Mononymously known as Cortes

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...

, (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

Armand Cortes Armand Cortes, sometimes credited as Armand Cortez, (August 16, 1880 – November 19, 1948) was an actor in theater and film in the United States. He had various theatrical roles in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1902 he was cast in the mus ...

(1880–1948), American actor *

Fernando Cortés Fernando "Papi" Cortés (October 4, 1909 – 1979) was a Puerto Rican film actor, writer and director. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City, where he died. On 1932, while in New York City, Fe ...

(1909–1979), Puerto Rican actor *

Fred Cortes Fred Cortes (1921-1964) was a Filipino actor who was a favorite leading man of Lvn Pictures before World War II. Cortes film debut was under Lvn Pictures '' Nag-iisang Sangla''. His second movie team-up was with another Lvn star Mila del Sol ...

(1921–1964), Filipino actor *

Mapita Cortés Mapita Cortés (August 4, 1939 – January 1, 2006 born Maria del Pilar Mercado Cordero in 1939 in the Santurce barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico – died in Mexico City), was a Puerto Rican actress of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. ...

(1939–2006), Puerto Rican actress *

Mapy Cortés Maria del Pilar Cordero, better known as Mapy Cortés (Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico March 1, 1910Isla Verde, Puerto Rico August 2, 1998) was a Puerto Rican stage, film and television actress and dancer who participated in many films during the ...

(1910–1998), Puerto Rican actress * Irene Cortes (artist) (born 1979), filmmaker and artist

Music

Aracy Cortes Zilda de Carvalho Espíndola (March 31, 1904 – January 8, 1985), professionally known as Aracy Cortes, was a Brazilian singer, dancer and actress. In the 1920s and 1930s as one of the stars of musical revue at the Teatro Recreio in Rio de Ja ...

(1904–1985), Brazilian singer *

Carlos Núñez Cortés Carlos Núñez Cortés (born October 15, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an actor, composer, multi-instrumentist and singer. He has been a member of Les Luthiers since 1965 (during the "prehistory" of the group) until 2017, when he retired. ...

(born 1942), Argentine musician *

Edmundo Villani-Côrtes Edmundo Villani-Côrtes (born 8 November 1930) is a Brazilian pianist, conductor, arranger, music professor and composer. Biography Villani-Côrtes was born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. He started out as a musician at age 9 by playing the c ...

(born 1930), Brazilian musical artist *

Garðar Thór Cortes Garðar Thór Cortes (pronounced , born 2 May 1974) is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage. A former child actor, Garðar subsequently trained as a singer in Vienna, Copenhagen and London. He has performed various leading tenor ...

(born 1974), Icelandic tenor *

Getúlio Côrtes Getúlio Francisco Côrtes (born 22 March 1938) is a singer, songwriter, and music player from Brazil. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he began his career as a music artist by interpreting the music of American musicians such as Frank Sinatra and Louis ...

(born 1938), Brazilian musical artist *

Lula Côrtes Luiz Augusto Martins Côrtes, better known as Lula Côrtes (9 May 1951 – 26 March 2011), was a Brazilian musician, best remembered for his collaboration with Zé Ramalho on the 1975 album ''Paêbirú''. He released several albums, including '' ...

(1949–2011), Brazilian musician *

Pamela Cortes Pamela Cortes is an Ecuadorian singer, actress and dancer. Early life and education Pamela Cortes was born on January 9, 1981, in Guayaquil , motto = Por Guayaquil Independiente en, For Independent Guayaquil , i ...

, Ecuadorian singer, actress and dancer *

Ramiro Cortés Ramiro Cortés Jr. (25 November 1933 – 2 July 1984) was an American composer. Cortés was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1933 to Ramiro Cortés, Sr. and Elvira Cortés (née Acosta). He studied with Henry Cowell, Richard Donovan, Ingolf Dahl, Vit ...

(1933–1984), American composer *

Santiago Cortés (musician) Santiago Cortés is a Latino-Swiss musician and composer. He has been producing music for TV and film, and doing regular DJ dance music gigs in the US, South America, Italy, Spain and Asia, since 1991. During 1997–2000, Cortés completed his ...

, Latino-Swiss musician and composer *

Sergio Iván Esquivel Cortés Sergio Iván Esquivel Cortés (8 December 1946 – 24 April 2021) was a Mexican singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 20 albums as a performer. He wrote more than 350 songs which have been performed by singers such as José José, Emmanuel, ...

(1946–2021), Mexican singer-songwriter *

Rodrigo Cortés Rodrigo Cortés Giráldez (born 31 May 1973) is a Spanish film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, writer and occasional actor. He is best known for directing the 2010 psychological thriller '' Buried''. Early life Rodrigo Cortés was b ...

(born 1973), Spanish film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor * Tony Cortes (born 1968), Cuban American actor and TV host *

Yara Cortes Odete Cipriano Serpa, better known as Yara Cortes (September 22, 1921 – October 17, 2002) was a Brazilian actress. References External links * Brazilian telenovela actresses Actresses from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian television ...

(1921–2002), Brazilian actress

Other arts and entertainment

Alfonso Cortés Alfonso Cortés (9 December 1893 – 3 February 1969) was a Nicaraguan poet. He is often referred to as the second-most-important Nicaraguan poet, with Rubén Darío, who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo (moder ...

(1893–1969), Nicaraguan poet * Ana Cortés (1895–1998), Chilean painter * Bernardo Cortés (1934–2017), Spanish writer, humorist, singer and songwriter * Carmina Useros Cortés (1928–2017), Spanish author *

Édouard Cortès Édouard is both a French given name and a surname, equivalent to Edward in English. Notable people with the name include: * Édouard Balladur (born 1929), French politician * Édouard Boubat (1923–1999), French photographer * Édouard Colonne (1 ...

(1882-1969) French Post-Impressionist painter * Esperanza Cortes (born 1957), American visual artist * Gustavo Couttolenc Cortés (1921–2015), Mexican writer and academic * Jesús Carranza Cortés, Mexican potter *

Joaquín Cortés Joaquín Pedraja Reyes (known professionally as Joaquín Cortés; born 22 February 1969) is a Spanish classically trained ballet and flamenco dancer. Biography Joaquin Cortés is a Spanish flamenco dancer. A native of Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba, ...

(born 1969), Spanish flamenco dancer * Liliana Angulo Cortés (born 1974), Colombian visual artist * Ney Yépez Cortés (born 1968), Ecuadorian writer * Ricardo Cortés (illustrator) (born 1973), illustrator and author * Sonya Cortés (born 1962), Puerto Rican entertainer

Politics

* Adriana Fuentes Cortés (born 1968), Mexican politician * Alberto Baltra Cortés (1912–1981), Chilean politician and economist *

Altineu Côrtes Altineu Côrtes Freitas Coutinho (born 13 September 1968), better known as simply Altineu Côrtes, is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as state representative sin ...

(born 1968), Brazilian politician and businessman * Bob Cortes (born 1963), politician in the Florida House of Representatives * David Cortés (politician) (1955–2015), Bolivian politician * David Bonilla Cortés (born 1974), Puerto Rican politician * Demetrio Cortes (1921–1993), mayor of Mandaue City, Philippines * Hilario Sánchez Cortés (born 1957), Mexican politician *

John Cortes (Gibraltarian politician) John Emmanuel Cortes, MBE, is an ecologist, zoologist, Justice of the Peace and Gibraltarian MP, member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party. He is married and has two children. Biography Cortes founded the Gibraltar Union of Students. In ...

, member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party * John Cortes (Florida politician) (born 1961), politician in the Florida House of Representatives *

Jonas Cortes Jonas Cabungcal Cortes (born July 20, 1966) is a Filipino politician serving as the Mayor of Mandaue City since 2019, a position he previously held from 2007 to 2016. He previously served as representative of the sixth district of Cebu from 20 ...

(born 1966), Filipino politician *

José Cortés López José Cortés López (1883–1958) was a Spanish magistrate. He was the Ministry of Justice (Spain), justice minister at the initial phase of the Francoist Spain which he held between 1936 and 1938. Early life and education Cortés was born in ...

(1883–1958), Spanish magistrate and politician *

Judith Pallarés i Cortés Judith Pallarés i Cortés (born 5 August 1972), is an Andorran politician, since 22 May 2019 Minister of Civil Service and Reform of the Administration in the government of Xavier Espot. She was born in the Catalan city of Barcelona on 5 Augu ...

(born 1972), Andorran politician *

León Cortés Castro León Cortés Castro (December 8, 1882 – March 3, 1946) was a Costa Rican politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific reg ...

(1882–1946), Costa Rica politician * Luz Virginia Cortés (born 1976), Mexican politician *

Manuel Cortés Quero Manuel Cortés Quero (1906-1991), known as "The Mole of Mijas", was a Spanish politician and the last Republican mayor of Mijas ( Málaga) between 3 March and 23 November 1936. Biography With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he fled the ...

(1906-1991), Spanish politician * Mario Mendoza Cortés (1968–2015), Mexican politician * Pedro Cortés (born 1966), Puerto Rican politician * Rosalío Cortés (1820–1884), 35th President of Nicaragua * Santiago Pedro Cortés (born 1954), Mexican politician * Sara Isabel Castellanos Cortés (born 1946), Mexican politician * Yulenny Cortés León (born 1976), Mexican politician

Sports

Baseball

* Aurelio Cortés (1904–?), Cuban catcher in the Negro baseball leagues * Carlos Cortes (born 1997), American baseball player *

Dan Cortes Daniel Adam Cortes (born March 4, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. He also played in the Kansas City Royals organiza ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

David Cortés (baseball) David Cárdenas Cortés (born October 15, 1973) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (), Cleveland Indians (), and Colorado Rockies (–). Cortés was a member of th ...

(born 1983), Mexican baseball player * Nestor Cortés Jr. (born 1994), Cuban-American baseball pitcher

Football/soccer

* Adrián Cortés (born 1983), Mexican footballer *

Ascanio Cortés Ascanio Cortés (5 July 1914 – 7 February 1998) was a Chilean footballer. He played in 13 matches for the Chile national football team from 1935 to 1941. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1935 South American Championship The 19 ...

(1914–1998), Chilean footballer * Brandon Cortés (born 2001), Argentine-Chilean footballer *

Brayan Cortés Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández (born 11 March 1995) is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as goalkeeper for Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national team. Club career Deportes Iquique Born in Iquique, Chile, he pla ...

(born 1995), Chilean footballer * Bruno Cortês (born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Bryan Cortés (born 1991), Chilean footballer * César Cortés (born 1984), Chilean footballer * David Cortés (Colombian footballer) (born 1992), Colombian footballer *

David Cortés (Spanish footballer) David Cortés Caballero (born 29 August 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He appeared in 273 La Liga matches in exactly ten seasons, mainly with Mallorca and Getafe (four years apiece). He won one Copa ...

(born 1979), Spanish footballer * Deyman Cortés (born 2000), Colombian footballer * Diego Cortés (born 1998), Mexican footballer *

Eduardo Cortes Eduardo "Pollo" Cortes (born 31 August 1993) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Mesquite Outlaws in the Major Arena Soccer League. Career Youth & College Cortes played with the FC Dallas academy for three seaso ...

(born 1993), Mexican footballer * Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian footballer * Fabián Núñez Cortés (born 1992), Chilean footballer *

Félix Cortés Félix Gonzalo Cortés Jiménez (born 15 March 1989) is a Chilean former football player who played as a defender. Personal life He is the younger brother of the former professional footballer Pedro Cortés, who played for both Deportes La Se ...

(born 1989), Chilean footballer * Fernando Cortés (footballer) (born 1988), Mexican footballer * Fran Cortés (born 1986), Spanish footballer *

Gerardo Cortés Gerardo Elías Cortés Hermosilla (born 17 May 1988) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Chilean Segunda División side San Antonio Unido. Honours Club ;Colo-Colo * Primera División de Chile (1): 2009 Clausura International ;Chi ...

(born 1988), a Chilean footballer * Gilberto Cortés (born 1995), Colombian footballer *

Javier Cortés Javier Cortés Granados (born 20 July 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Club career International career He was on the Mexico national football team in the gold me ...

(born 1989), Mexican footballer * José Cortés (footballer) (born 1994), Colombian footballer *

Julio César Cortés Julio César "''El Pocho''" Cortés Lagos (born 29 March 1941) is an Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder who participated in three World Cups with the Uruguay national team. At the club level, Cortés was most successful during t ...

(born 1941), Uruguayan footballer and coach * Kevin Manzano Cortés (born 1999), Spanish footballer * Martín Miguel Cortés (born 1983), Argentine footballer * Maurício Cortés (born 1997), Colombian footballer * Nilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian footballer *

Oriol Cortes Oriol Cortes (born 28 June 1989) is a Spanish footballer. Career Cortes began paying college soccer at Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2009. After finishing two years with the Bears, Cortes moved back to Spain, playing with both CE Júpiter and UE C ...

(born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Óscar Cortés (footballer) Óscar Cortés may refer to: * Óscar Cortés (footballer, born 1968), Colombian football defender * Óscar Cortés (footballer, born 2003), Colombian football midfielder for Lens {{hndis, Cortes, Oscar ...

, Colombian footballer * Rafael García Cortés (born 1958), Spanish footballer * Ramiro Cortés (footballer) (1931–2016), Chilean footballer * Ranulfo Cortés (born 1934), Mexican footballer *

Roberto Cortés (Chilean footballer) Roberto Cortés González (2 February 1905 – 30 August 1975) was a Chilean football goalkeeper. He was part of Chile's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Gam ...

(1902–1975), Chilean football goalkeeper * Roberto Carlos Cortés (born 1977), Colombian football defender * Róger Cortés (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer * Santiago Cortés (footballer) (1945–2011), El Salvadoran footballer * Víctor Cortés (born 1976), Colombian footballer * Walter Cortés (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer

Other sports

Alejandro Cortés Alejandro Iván Cortés Llano (born December 2, 1977) is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. Career ;2001 :3rd in National Championships, Road, Elite, Colombia (COL) :1st in Stage 1 Clásico RCN, Jerico (COL) ;2002 :1st i ...

(born 1977), Colombian road cyclist * Beatriz Gómez Cortés (born 1994), Spanish Olympic swimmer * Cecelia Cortes (born 1989), professional squash player * Federico Cortés (born 1937), Argentine cyclist * Gaston Cortes (born 1985), Argentinian international rugby union player * Gerardo Cortes Sr. (born 1928), a Chilean modern pentathlete *

Gerardo Cortes Jr. Gerardo Cortes Jr. (born 18 February 1959) is a Chilean modern pentathlon, modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His father, Gerardo Cortes Sr., competed in the pentathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. References External ...

(born 1959), a Chilean modern pentathlete, and son of Gerardo Cortes Sr. * Jaime Cortés (born 1964), Colombian tennis player * Jesús Iglesias Cortés (born 1968), Spanish swimmer *

Máximo Cortés Máximo Cortés (born 13 April 1988 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish racing driver who competes in single seater formulae. Career Formula Three After a first successful season in the Master Junior Formula, finishing the season as runner-up, C ...

(born 1988), Spanish racing driver * Omar Cortés (born 1977), Spanish gymnast *

Onix Cortés Onix Cortés Aldama (born 12 December 1988) is a Cuban judoka. She competed for Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international mu ...

(born 1988), Cuban judoka *

Peter Cortes Peter Cortes (born September 7, 1947) is an American rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Righ ...

(born 1947), American rower * Phil Cortes (born 1982), Canadian racing cyclist *

Ramiro Cortés (basketball) Ramiro Prudencio Cortés Molteni (1931 – 23 April 1977) was a Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international ...

(born 1931), Uruguayan basketball player * Ricardo Cortés (born 1980), Mexican boxer * Sergio Cortés (born 1968), Chilean tennis player

Other people

* Beltrán Cortés (1908–1984), Costa Rican murderer *

Corinna Cortes Corinna Cortes is a Danish computer scientist known for her contributions to machine learning. She is currently the Head of Google Research, New York. Cortes is a recipient of the Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award for her work on theoreti ...

(born 1961), Danish computer scientist * Enric Cortès (born 1939), Catalan Capuchin and biblical scholar *

Ernesto Cortes Ernesto Cortés, Jr. is the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) co-chair and executive director of the West / Southwest IAF regional network. The IAF provides leadership training and civics education to poor and moderate-income people across the US ...

, American community activist * Irene Cortes (1921–1996), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Jorge Cortés, Spanish academic engineer *

José Cortés de Madariaga José Cortés de Madariaga (8 July 1766 – March 1826) was a South American patriot. Biography Cortés de Madariaga studied theology in Santiago de Chile, and was ordained in 1788. He continued his studies at the Universidad de San Felipe and g ...

(1766-1826), Chilean patriot *

José Muñoz Cortés Brother José (Joseph) Muñoz Cortés (a privately tonsure monk Ambrose; 13 May 1948, in Santiago, Chile – 30/31 October 1997, in Athens, Greece) was an Orthodox monk, and the keeper of a revered copy of the Panagia Portaitissa (Iveron Icon), in ...

(1948–1997), Greek clergyman *

Juan Donoso Cortés Juan Donoso Cortés, marqués de Valdegamas (6 May 1809 – 3 May 1853) was a Spanish counter-revolutionary author, diplomat, politician, and Catholic political theologian. Biography Early life Cortés was born at Valle de la Serena (Extrem ...

(1809-1853), Spanish counter-revolutionary, author, and theologian * Luis G. Cortes, Spanish chess player *

Manuel Cortes Manuel Cortes (born 2 May 1967) is a British trade unionist who served as the General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) between 2011 and 2022. Early life Cortes was born and raised in Gibraltar; while growing up, ...

(born 1967), British trade unionist * Margarita Letelier Cortés, Chilean entrepreneur * Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510–1582), Spanish cosmographer *

Martín Cortés (son of Malinche) Martín Cortés el Mestizo (; c. 1522 – c. 1595) was the first-born son of Hernán Cortés and La Malinche (doña Marina), the conquistador's indigenous interpreter and concubine. He is considered to be one of the first mestizos of New Spain and ...

(1523–?), son of Hernán Cortés and La Malinche *

Martín Cortés, 2nd Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austra ...

(1532–1589), Spanish noble, son of Hernán Cortes *

Oralia Garza de Cortes Oralia Garza de Cortes is a librarian, advocate, bibliographer, and scholar. She has been honored by REFORMA with the Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes excellence in librarianship over a career for one who has made significant and lastin ...

, librarian, advocate, and bibliographer * Xavier Cortés Rocha (born 1943), Mexican architect and former rector of the UNAM

References

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