
Known for
Acting
Born
March 1, 1910
Birthplace
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 eponymous character is engaged to Victor Mature's soldier character before he falls in love with a socialite played by Lucille Ball. After filming Seven Days Leave, Mapy Cortés returned to Mexico City and played roles in contemporary romantic comedies and nostalgia musicals set during the Mexican Bell...
1985
1966
1966
1964
as Perla
1963
as Perla
1960
1951
1951
1949
as Lucero Reyes / Rosario Aldama
1948
1946
1946
1946
1945
as Susana Martínez Rico
1945
1944
1944
1944
as Lota
1944
1943
1942
as Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)
1942
as Rosa / Violeta
1942
1942
as Haydée
1942
as Lola