Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1910-03-01
Day of Death
1998-08-02
Place of Birth
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Mapy Cortés
Biography
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 Belle Époque. The 1945 Mapy Cortés vehicle La pícara Susana / Mischievous Susana[5] marked the directorial debut of her husband Fernando. After Fernando died, Mapy returned to Puerto Rico and led a relatively quiet life. In 1998 she died at her home of a heart attack. She was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Filmography (31)
Reflejo de un deseo
1985
Los tres pecados
1966
Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
1966Mr. Dólar
1964
Los expatriados
1963
Dormitorio para señoritas
1960
Recién casados... no molestar
1951
El sexo fuerte
1951
Venezuela también canta
1951
Las tandas del principal
1949
Al marido hay que seguirlo
1948
Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
1946
El amor las vuelve locas
1946
La pícara Susana
1945
