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Mapy Cortés

Mapy Cortés

Acting
01 Mar 1910
02 Aug 1998
Santurce, Puerto Rico

Biography

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 soc...

Also Known As

María del Pilar Cordero, María del Pilar Mercado Cordero

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