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Rita Cortese

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Rita Cortese in Wild Tales (2014)
A ghostwriter's life-threatening heart attack in a foreign country forces him to rely on strangers for help. This unexpected crisis becomes a transformative experience, reshaping his perspective and impacting those around him.
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Rita Cortese was born on 5 August 1949 in Argentina. She is an actress and producer, known for Wild Tales (2014), Herencia (2001) and Sin código (2004).
BornAugust 5, 1949
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BornAugust 5, 1949
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Known for

    Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Diego Gentile, Darío Grandinetti, Oscar Martínez, María Marull, Erica Rivas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Mónica Villa, María Onetto, and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales (2014)
    Wild Tales
    8.1
    • Cocinera (segment "Las ratas")
    • 2014
    Herencia (2001)
    Herencia
    7.2
    • Olinda
    • 2001
    Sin código (2004)
    Sin código
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Mirna
    • Mirna (2005)
    Andrea Del Boca in El sodero de mi vida (2001)
    El sodero de mi vida
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Elsa
    • Elsa Campos

    Credits

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    Actress

    • In the Mud
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Kiribati
      • Dora
      • Post-production
    • The Best Heart Attack of My Life (2025)
      The Best Heart Attack of My Life
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Roberta
      • 2025
    • La mente del poder (2024)
      La mente del poder
      6.1
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Most People Die on Sundays (2024)
      Most People Die on Sundays
      5.9
      • Dora
      • 2024
    • Rita Cortese, Dolores Fonzi, Carla Peterson, and Toto Rovito in Blondi (2023)
      Blondi
      6.7
      • Pepa
      • 2023
    • Juan Minujín in The Substitute (2022)
      The Substitute
      6.3
      • Amalia
      • 2022
    • A Singular Crime (2022)
      A Singular Crime
      6.4
      • 2022
    • Maradona: Blessed Dream (2021)
      Maradona: Blessed Dream
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Doña Tota
      • 2021
    • Shadow of the Cat (2021)
      Shadow of the Cat
      6.1
      • Ana
      • 2021
    • Rita Cortese in The Siamese Bond (2020)
      The Siamese Bond
      7.2
      • Clota
      • 2020
    • Witch (2019)
      Witch
      5.3
      • Abuela
      • 2019
    • Daniel Aráoz, Carlos Belloso, Luis Brandoni, Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Verónica Llinás, and Chino Darín in Heroic Losers (2019)
      Heroic Losers
      7.2
      • Carmen Largio
      • 2019
    • The Bronze Garden (2017)
      The Bronze Garden
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017–2023
    • My Lovely Hope (2015)
      My Lovely Hope
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Sor Genoveva
      • 2015–2016
    • Andrea Pietra, Alejandra Mikulan, Sabrina Fogolini, Rodrigo Gosende, Adrián Albertoni, Jerónimo Troncoso, Paul Cruzatt, and Analía Gracia in Escuela Nocturna (2014)
      Escuela Nocturna
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Mamá Sebastián Roble
      • 2014
    • Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Diego Gentile, Darío Grandinetti, Oscar Martínez, María Marull, Erica Rivas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Mónica Villa, María Onetto, and Julieta Zylberberg in Wild Tales (2014)
      Wild Tales
      8.1
      • Cocinera (segment "Las ratas")
      • 2014

    Producer

    • El bello indiferente (2019)
      El bello indiferente
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019

    Videos12

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:42
    Official Trailer
    62
    Tráiler [ES]
    Trailer 2:12
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    Tráiler [ES]
    Trailer 2:12
    Tráiler [ES]
    Tráiler [OV]
    Trailer 1:59
    Tráiler [OV]
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:10
    Official Trailer
    114
    Shadow of the Cat
    Trailer 2:02
    Shadow of the Cat
    Maradona: Blessed Dream (Australia Trailer 1)
    Trailer 2:18
    Maradona: Blessed Dream (Australia Trailer 1)
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