Mapy Cortés
Born
March 1, 1910
Died
August 2, 1998 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Santurce, Puerto Rico
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.
Known For
Reflejo de un deseo
1985
Los tres pecados
1966

Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
1966
Mr. Dólar
Perla
1964

Los expatriados
Perla
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

Un beso en la noche
1945

La hija del regimiento
1944

El globo de Cantolla
1944

The Pharaoh's Court
Lota
1944

La Guerra de los Pasteles
1944

Internado para señoritas
1943

Seven Days' Leave
Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)
1942

Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Rosa / Violeta
1942

El conde de Montecristo
Haydée
1942

Las 5 noches de Adán
1942

Mexican Moods
Self
1942

Cinco minutos de amor
Lulú
1941

The Unknown Policeman
La criollita
1941

Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Inés
1941

La liga de las canciones
1941
Ahora seremos felices
Alma
1939

Guard! Alert!
Vedette
1937