Fernando Cortés

Fernando Cortés

Born: October 4, 1909
Died: January 1, 1979
in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Fernando "Papi" Cortés (October 4, 1909 – 1979) was a Puerto Rican film actor, writer and director. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City.

Movies for Fernando Cortés...

Los tres pecados
Title: Los tres pecados
Released: April 21, 1966
Type: Movie
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Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Title: Luna de miel en Puerto Rico
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Manuel, the manager of the (real-life) Hotel Condado Beach in San Juan, and his assistant Paquito decide to promote their establishment by offering free "honeymoons in Puerto Rico" to newlywed couples.
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El gato sin botas
Title: El gato sin botas
Character: Director de pelicula (uncredited)
Released: July 30, 1957
Type: Movie
Target of ridicule from fellow military academy, the cowardly Augustin did not want to return to their village for fear of confronting his grandfather, a revolutionary colonel. In love with the movie star Laura, Agustin flee to the capital but encounters the dangerous Humberto, another in love with the actress. Thanks to his "nine lives", he attains overcome perilous adventures and, incidentally, overcome their fears.
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Three Dates with Destiny
Title: Three Dates with Destiny
Character: Everardo Barbosa (segment "México")
Released: February 28, 1954
Type: Movie
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Lullaby
Title: Lullaby
Released: April 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A group of nuns raise an abandoned baby as their own inside a convent.
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Recién casados... no molestar
Title: Recién casados... no molestar
Released: August 9, 1951
Type: Movie
Newly-married woman discovers that her husband's a virgin and not the notorious Don Juan that she'd heard rumors about, and their marriage almost collapses because he's faithful and monogamous and good.
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Las tandas del principal
Title: Las tandas del principal
Released: July 15, 1949
Type: Movie
Frivolous young dandy is trying to score with an operetta singer, but she ends up with his uncle. For awhile. And then...
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Hoy cumple años mamá
Title: Hoy cumple años mamá
Released: December 27, 1948
Type: Movie
To marry a second time, a woman pretends to be the mother of only one daughter, when in fact she has four.
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El amor las vuelve locas
Title: El amor las vuelve locas
Released: January 10, 1946
Type: Movie
Uni professor is voted "Hunkiest teacher of the year." Madcap complications.
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El que murió de amor
Title: El que murió de amor
Released: November 8, 1945
Type: Movie
Magicians transfers two peoples' souls (or whatever you want to call them) into each other's bodies.
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La pícara Susana
Title: La pícara Susana
Released: May 31, 1945
Type: Movie
Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.
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La hija del regimiento
Title: La hija del regimiento
Released: October 6, 1944
Type: Movie
In Fuente Clara over ten years since any man born. The population, mostly female, are desperate and resorts to the reigning prince.
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El globo de Cantolla
Title: El globo de Cantolla
Released: July 7, 1944
Type: Movie
Three boys and three girls in the 1890s.
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The Pharaoh's Court
Title: The Pharaoh's Court
Character: Putifar
Released: June 8, 1944
Type: Movie
The wise men of the kingdom interpret a dream of Pharaoh and decide that Putifar, a victorious general, should marry Lota, a virginal slave.
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Cinco fueron escogidos
Title: Cinco fueron escogidos
Released: July 8, 1943
Type: Movie
Cinco fueron escogidos taking place in Slavko, a "peaceful town in Yugoslavia," with only Yugoslavians and Germans as characters, not a Mexican or Spaniard in sight. Another interesting point about Cinco fueron escogidos is the existence of an alternate version, shot in English with a different cast (at least in major roles). Sadly, this film, usually referred to as "Five Were Chosen" but sometimes called "Hostages" (not to be confused with the somewhat similar 1943 Hollywood movie with that title), appears to be lost. García Riera indicates the English-language version was screened in Mexico, at least for the press, but does not seem to have been released commercially in the Mexico or the USA. Since Herbert Kline was well-known for his leftist views, it's not surprising to note that many of the imported Hollywood actors were also left-leaning (and in fact more than one was blacklisted during the Red Scare era).
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Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Title: Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Character: Porfirio Barreda
Released: October 29, 1942
Type: Movie
Light comedy in which Joaquin Cortes and Mapy Pardavé join their talents, written and directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares. It deals with the life of a pair of twins from a provincial family who emigrated to the city, then one begins to work in a music magazine and occasionally is confused with her sister, which causes problems with their respective boyfriends.
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Las 5 noches de Adán
Title: Las 5 noches de Adán
Released: April 18, 1942
Type: Movie
Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.
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Cinco minutos de amor
Title: Cinco minutos de amor
Released: December 11, 1941
Type: Movie
Bedroom farce, with three men claiming the same woman as their mistress.
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La liga de las canciones
Title: La liga de las canciones
Released: September 12, 1941
Type: Movie
International committee mounts a revue to promote Pan-American unity. Showbiz hotel rom-com hilarity ensues.