Mapy Cortés

Mapy Cortés

Born: March 1, 1910
Died: August 2, 1998
in Santurce, Puerto Rico

Movies for Mapy Cortés...

Reflejo de un deseo
Title: Reflejo de un deseo
Released: January 2, 1985
Type: Movie
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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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Mr. Dólar
Title: Mr. Dólar
Character: Perla
Released: December 18, 1964
Type: Movie
A Puerto Rican goes to New York to seek his fortune.
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Los expatriados
Title: Los expatriados
Character: Perla
Released: January 1, 1963
Type: Movie
The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.
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Dormitorio para señoritas
Title: Dormitorio para señoritas
Released: May 11, 1960
Type: Movie
Young lawyer is mistaken for music professor and goes to live at a boarding school for young women.
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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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El sexo fuerte
Title: El sexo fuerte
Released: April 25, 1951
Type: Movie
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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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Al marido hay que seguirlo
Title: Al marido hay que seguirlo
Released: September 11, 1948
Type: Movie
A doctor must pretend to be single and his wife follows him to the field causing a series of incidents.
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Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
Title: Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9
Released: August 30, 1946
Type: Movie
Focuses on the emotional life of two women, whose husbands, with labor excuses, make "outings" from 7 to 9 at night.
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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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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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Un beso en la noche
Title: Un beso en la noche
Released: February 8, 1945
Type: Movie
The strange behavior of a woman leads her loved one to consult with a psychiatrist.
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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: Lota
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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La Guerra de los Pasteles
Title: La Guerra de los Pasteles
Released: January 3, 1944
Type: Movie
Musical comedy about a pastry chef and his daughter in the 1830s
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Internado para señoritas
Title: Internado para señoritas
Released: November 11, 1943
Type: Movie
1940s-style teen comedy set in a private school for girls.
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Seven Days' Leave
Title: Seven Days' Leave
Character: Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)
Released: November 13, 1942
Type: Movie
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a catch: before claiming the money, Johnny must marry a descendant of his great-grandfather's Civil War enemy, General Havelock-Allen. Not wanting to disrupt his planned marriage to Mapy, Johnny must figure out how to concoct a temporary marriage-of-convenience with the descendant -- who turns out to be the beautiful Terry Havelock-Allen.
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Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Title: Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Character: Rosa / Violeta
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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El conde de Montecristo
Title: El conde de Montecristo
Character: Haydée
Released: April 29, 1942
Type: Movie
Adaptation of Dumas' swashbuckler classic.
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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
Character: Lulú
Released: December 11, 1941
Type: Movie
Bedroom farce, with three men claiming the same woman as their mistress.
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The Unknown Policeman
Title: The Unknown Policeman
Character: La criollita
Released: October 22, 1941
Type: Movie
A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
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Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Title: Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon!
Character: Inés
Released: September 19, 1941
Type: Movie
A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
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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.
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Ahora seremos felices
Title: Ahora seremos felices
Character: Alma
Released: June 11, 1939
Type: Movie
Alma falls in love with Julio, a famous singer, but her parents oppose the idea thinking that it's just one more of her rich girl whims.
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Guard! Alert!
Title: Guard! Alert!
Character: Vedette
Released: July 12, 1937
Type: Movie
The young Candelas, seduced and abandoned by Arturo, an unscrupulous womanizer, meets two soldiers, Tiburcio and Angelillo, who, in order to help the girl out of her predicament, organize a musical recital to raise money.