Acting · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Born August 5, 1949
Adela Rita Cortese (born August 5, 1949, in Buenos Aires) is a renowned Argentine actress and singer. Her career spans across films, series, and telenovelas, earning her three Martín Fierro Awards as well as a Silver Condor Award. In 1967, she began studying Philosophy and Letters but dropped out a year later. In 1974, she entered the theater school directed by Néstor Raimondi, although, according to her own statements, she started her professional career in 1972 at the Teatro Latino in San Telmo. As a film actress, she worked in La nube, and in 2003, she received the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for Herencia. As a television actress, she received a Martín Fierro Award in 2002 for her performance in the telenovela El sodero de mi vida and another in 2008 for her special appearance in the sitcom Lalola. That same year, she released her first album titled El amor, ese loco berretín, in which she performs various tango ballads; the album won her the Carlos Gardel Award for Best New Tango Artist in 2009. In 2014, she was one of the stars of the hit film Relatos salvajes (Wild Tales), which was nominated for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and for an Oscar.
TVSo Far, So Good
2026
as Lea
TVIn the Mud
2025
as Cecilia Moranzón
TVThe Best Heart Attack of My Life
2025
as Roberta
MovieMost People Die on Sundays
2024
as Dora
TVThe Mind Behind Power
2024
MovieBlondi
2023
as Pepa
MovieIndisciplinado. Historia de un proyecto político
2023
as Narradora
MovieThe Substitute
2022
as Amalia
MovieAn Argentinian Crime
2022
as Gobbi
TVMaradona, Blessed Dream
2021
as Doña Tota
MovieShadow of the Cat
2021
as Ana
MovieThe Siamese Bond
2021
as Clota
MovieBruja
2019
as Abuela
MovieHeroic Losers
2019
as Carmen Lorgio
TVEsperanza mía
2015
as Genoveva
MovieWild Tales
2014
as Cook (segment "Las ratas")
MovieFragmentos
2014
TVEsa mujer
2013
as Ofelia Morales
MovieUna cita, una fiesta y un gato negro
2012
as Saravia
TVTiempo de pensar
2011
MovieWidows
2011
as Esther
TVThe Man of Your Dreams
2011
as Sandra Guzmán
MovieLos Marziano
2011
as Delfina
MovieBrother and Sister
2010
as Alicia
MovieCinco velitas
2010
MovieHorizontal/Vertical
2009
as Albita
MovieReparaciones
2007
as Cora
TVLalola
2007
as Bruja
MovieLugones Family
2007
as Bibliotecaria
TVMontecristo
2006
as Sara Carusso
Movie30 años de vida venciendo a la muerte
2006
TVKiller Women
2005
MovieMonobloc
2005
as Madrina
TVSin código
2004
as Mirna
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2004
as Blanca
TVSol Negro
2003
as Dra. Gloria Glezer
TVCostumbres argentinas
2003
as Celina Martínez
TVMalandras
2003
as Coca Bertolotti.
MovieDo You Swim?
2002
as Mamá de Dolores
MovieSamy and Me
2002
as Liliana
MovieInheritance
2002
as Olinda
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2002
as Dominga Vargas
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2002
MovieApariencias
2000
as Susana Posse
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1999
as Tita
MovieStolen Moments
1998
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1998
as Angélica Rosi
TVEndless Summer
1998
as Sara Katz
MovieEl sueño de los héroes
1997
as Mujer del corralón
MovieCenizas del paraíso
1997
as Mirta
TVR.R.D.T.
1997
as Delia
MovieA Wall of Silence
1993
MovieThe Lost Republic II
1986
as Narrator
MovieMurder in The Senate
1984
El Sobrino
