Mapita Cortés
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Mapita Cortés was an actress of telenovela
s and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican
actor Luis Gatica
, the wife of Lucho Gatica
, the niece of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés
, and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando Cortés. Mapita Cortés is also the cousin of famous Paquito Cordero
, two years her junior.
Cortés became a sensation in the Mexican film industry during the 1950s, when she appeared in 1958's Misterios de ultratumba ("Mysteries of the Afterlife"). This movie became a contemporary Mexican classic.
Cortés then starred or played important roles in a number of films, following her uncle and aunt's footsteps by becoming a celebrity on her own in Mexico. She decided to establish herself in the North America
n country permanently after enjoying success there.
While she was doing films, another celebrity, singer Lucho Gatica
, fell in love with her and the two began a romance that would lead to a marriage
. Together with Gatica, Mapita Cortés procreated a son, Luis Gatica
(born in 1961), who would himself also become a celebrity as a telenovela actor and rock music
singer during the 1980s.
After marrying Lucho Gatica, Mapita Cortés semi-retired from the world of show business, becoming a housewife instead and attending to her son. But she returned to activity sporadically, becoming what is known as a character actress in some of Mexico's most famous telenovelas. In 1989, she participated alongside Verónica Castro
in Televisa
's Mi pequeña Soledad
, which became a major hit across Mexico, the United States
and even Europe
, giving Mapita Cortés a degree of celebrity in countries like Russia
and others. Mapita Cortés also had the opportunity to work alongside Mariana Levy
, who died in 2005.
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actor Luis Gatica
Luis Gatica
-Biography:Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz. He grew in a show business family. He is the son of Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés; he is the nephew of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés and second cousin of Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Paquito Cordero...
, the wife of Lucho Gatica
Lucho Gatica
Luis Enrique Gatica Silva, better known as Lucho Gatica, is a Chilean bolero singer, film actor, and television host. It is estimated that Gatica has released more than 90 recordings. He has toured a vast portion of the world, having made concerts in Europe, the Middle East and Asia...
, the niece of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés
Mapy Cortés
Mapy Cortés , born Maria del Pilar Cordero in Santurce, Puerto Rico, was a famous actress that participated in many films during the Mexican film industry's golden era...
, and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando Cortés. Mapita Cortés is also the cousin of famous Paquito Cordero
Paquito Cordero
Paquito Cordero , was a comedian and television producer and also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television.-Early years:...
, two years her junior.
Biography
Mapita Cortés demonstrated desire to become an actress since she was a child. As she and her cousin grew, her cousin became a known personality in Puerto Rico. Mapita Cortés, however, tried her luck in Mexico, since her aunt had adopted her and was a celebrity there. Mapita Cortés took her last name from her uncle and aunt.Cortés became a sensation in the Mexican film industry during the 1950s, when she appeared in 1958's Misterios de ultratumba ("Mysteries of the Afterlife"). This movie became a contemporary Mexican classic.
Cortés then starred or played important roles in a number of films, following her uncle and aunt's footsteps by becoming a celebrity on her own in Mexico. She decided to establish herself in the North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n country permanently after enjoying success there.
While she was doing films, another celebrity, singer Lucho Gatica
Lucho Gatica
Luis Enrique Gatica Silva, better known as Lucho Gatica, is a Chilean bolero singer, film actor, and television host. It is estimated that Gatica has released more than 90 recordings. He has toured a vast portion of the world, having made concerts in Europe, the Middle East and Asia...
, fell in love with her and the two began a romance that would lead to a marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
. Together with Gatica, Mapita Cortés procreated a son, Luis Gatica
Luis Gatica
-Biography:Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz. He grew in a show business family. He is the son of Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés; he is the nephew of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés and second cousin of Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Paquito Cordero...
(born in 1961), who would himself also become a celebrity as a telenovela actor and rock music
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
singer during the 1980s.
After marrying Lucho Gatica, Mapita Cortés semi-retired from the world of show business, becoming a housewife instead and attending to her son. But she returned to activity sporadically, becoming what is known as a character actress in some of Mexico's most famous telenovelas. In 1989, she participated alongside Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro is a Mexican actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro....
in Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
's Mi pequeña Soledad
Mi pequeña Soledad
Mi pequeña Soledad is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas from May 14, 1990 to December 21, 1990.-Plot:Isadora is the victim of a rape at a young age and the product of that rape, Soledad....
, which became a major hit across Mexico, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and even Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, giving Mapita Cortés a degree of celebrity in countries like Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and others. Mapita Cortés also had the opportunity to work alongside Mariana Levy
Mariana Levy
Mariana Levy Fernández was a Mexican telenovela actress, singer and television show host. She was the daughter of actress Talina Fernández.-Biography:Mariana Levy was born in Mexico City...
, who died in 2005.
Films
- Vacaciones en Acapulco (1961)
- Poker de reinas (1960)
- Dormitorio para señoritas (1960)
- Variedades de medianoche (1960)
- Escuela de verano (1959)
- Misterios de ultratumba (1959) as Patricia Aldama
- Señoritas (1959)
- La edad de la tentación (1959)
- Tres lecciones de amor (1959)
- Mil y una noches (1958)
- Los tres vivales (1958)
Telenovelas
- Mi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña Soledad is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas from May 14, 1990 to December 21, 1990.-Plot:Isadora is the victim of a rape at a young age and the product of that rape, Soledad....
(1990) as Blanquita - Marionetas (1986)
- Yo no pedí vivir (1977)
- Pensión de mujeres (1960)
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- Foreign-born artists in Mexico
External links
- Mexican stars page at the University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
Fallece Mapy Cortés, madre de Luis Gatica ("Mapy Cortés dies, the mother of Luis Gatica"), article on El UniversalEl Universal (Mexico City)El Universal is a major Mexican newspaper.El Universal was founded by Félix Palavicini and Emilio Rabasa in October 1916, in the city of Santiago de Queretaro to cover the end of the Mexican Revolution and the creation of the new Mexican Constitution...