Adela Rita Cortese (born 5 August 1949) is an Argentine theatre, film, and television actress and singer. She is considered one of the best actresses of Argentina.

Life and career

Cortese was born in Buenos Aires on 5 August 1949. She is of Spanish and Italian descent. In 1967, she started studying Philosophy and Letters, but dropped out a year later. She began studying acting at 24 years old in 1973 with professor Néstor Raimondi, and later with

Carlos Gandolfo Carlos Gandolfo (March 27, 1931January 12, 2005) was an Argentine stage actor and director. Life and work Carlos Gandolfo was born in Buenos Aires, in 1931. He was a director in local, independent theatres ''Teatro de los Independientes'' and '' ...

, two of the "four great acting teachers" of the time. She was also a student of theatre director Roberto Villanueva, who directed her in multiple plays. Her first professional role was in the play ''Marathón'' (1980), written by Ricardo Monti and directed by Jaime Kogan. In the 1980s, Cortese was part of the Argentine Open Theatre, an independent theatre movement in resistance of the 1976–83 civil–military dictatorship in Argentina.

Personal life

Cortese resides in the Monserrat neighbourhood in Buenos Aires.

Credits

Film

* '' Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación'' (1984) * '' La República perdida II'' (1986) * ''

A Wall of Silence ''A Wall of Silence'' ( es, Un muro de silencio, italics=yes) is a 1993 Argentine drama film starring Vanessa Redgrave. The film concerns a turbulent period in Argentine history, the National Reorganization Process as well as the responsibility o ...

'' (1993) * ''

Ashes of Paradise ''Ashes of Paradise'' ( es, Cenizas del paraíso) is a 1997 Argentine crime drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro. It tells in flashbacks how the untroubled private happiness of a family – a judge and his three grown-up sons – cr ...

'' (1997) * ''Momentos robados'' (1997) * ''El sueño de los héroes'' (1997) * ''

Cohen vs. Rosi ''Cohen vs. Rosi'' is a 1998 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Barone and written by Jacobo Langsner. It stars Alfredo Alcón, Adrián Suar and Laura Novoa. The film premiered on 28 May 1998 in Buenos Aires. Plot Cast * A ...

'' (1998) * ''La nube'' (1998) * '' Alma mía'' (1999) * ''

Apariencias ''Apariencias'' ( en, Appearances) is a 2000 Argentine romantic comedy film directed by Alberto Lecchi and starring Andrea del Boca and Adrián Suar. It was written by Gustavo Belatti and Mario Segade, based on an idea by Adrián Suar. The fi ...

'' (2000) * '' Inheritance'' (2001) * ''¿Y dónde está el bebé?'' (2002) * ''Samy y yo'' (2002) * ''¿Sabés nadar?'' (2002) * '' Monobloc'' (2005) * ''Familia Lugones'' (2007) * ''Horizontal/vertical'' (2009) * '' Brother and Sister'' (2010) * ''

Los Marziano ''Los Marziano'' is a 2010 Argentine comedy drama film co-written and directed by Ana Katz and starring Guillermo Francella, Arturo Puig, Mercedes Morán and Rita Cortese. The story centers on a reunion between two brothers after a long period of e ...

'' (2010) * ''

Widows A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died. Terminology The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed ''widowhood''. An archaic term for a widow is "relict," literally "someone left over". This word can so ...

'' (2011) * ''Verdades verdaderas'' (2011) * '' Wild Tales'' (2014) * ''

Heroic Losers ''Heroic Losers'' ( es, La odisea de los giles) is a 2019 Argentine heist film co-written and directed by Sebastián Borensztein, based on the novel ''La noche de la Usina'' (''The Night of the Heroic Losers'') by Eduardo Sacheri, who also co-wr ...

'' (2019) * ''Bruja'' (2019) * ''Las siamesas'' (2020) * ''La sombra del gato'' (2021) * ''Un crimen argentino'' (2022) * '' The Substitute'' (2022)

Television

* ''Corazones de fuego'' (1992) * ''Alta comedia'' (1993–1994) * ''Los especiales de Doria'' (1996) * ''

R.R.D.T. ''Rodolfo Rojas D.T.'' was a 1997-1998 Argentine telenovela, starring , China Zorrilla, Pepe Soriano and Patricia Sosa. It lasted for two seasons. Carlos Calvo plays the main character, Rodolfo Rojas, a football manager (D.T. is an acronym in S ...

'' (1997) * ''Señoras y señores'' (1997) * ''Laura y Zoe'' (1998) * '' Verano del '98'' (1999–2000) * ''El sodero de mi vida'' (2001–2002) * ''Mil millones'' (2002) * ''Costumbres argentinas'' (2003) * ''Malandras'' (2003) * ''Sol negro'' (2003) * ''Los secretos de papá'' (2004) * '' Sin código'' (2005) * '' Montecristo'' (2006) * '' Lalola'' (2007) * ''Reparaciones'' (2007) * '' Mujeres asesinas 4'' (2008) * ''Scusate il disturbo'' (2009) * ''Mitos, crónicas del amor descartable'' (2009) * '' Botineras'' (2010) * ''Tiempo para pensar'' (2011) * ''Volver a nacer'' (2012) * '' Graduados'' (2012) * ''El hombre de tu vida'' (2012) * ''La viuda de Rafael'' (2012) * '' Esa mujer'' (2013) * ''Historias de corazón'' (2013) * '' Doce casas, Historia de mujeres devotas'' (2013) * ''Escuela nocturna'' (2014) * '' Esperanza mía'' (2015) * ''El jardín de bronce'' (2017) * '' Maradona: Blessed Dream'' (2021)

Accolades

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortese, Rita Living people 1949 births Argentine film actresses Argentine stage actresses Argentine television actresses Actresses from Buenos Aires