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Fernando Cortés

Fernando Cortés

Director, writer and actor · Died January 1, 1979, aged 69 · 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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1909
Died
January 1, 1979 (aged 69)
From
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Works as
Director, writer and actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 99 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Fernando Cortés' films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
26%
Society
22%
Power
5%
Survival
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
3
Absurd
3
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fernando Cortés' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fernando Cortés' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

99 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • El futbolista fenómeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • El rediezcubrimiento de México(1979)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La criada maravilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Writer

  • La comadrita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Duro pero seguro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La presidenta municipal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Adaptation

  • La madrecita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • El hijo de Ángela María (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Pobre, pero honrada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Story

  • Entre Pobretones y Ricachones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • ¡Qué familia tan cotorra! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Tonta tonta, pero no tanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La criada bien criada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Los Beverly de Peralvillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • La cigueña si es un bicho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Los juniors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • La casa de las muchachas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Las golfas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Me casé con un cura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Producer

  • Agente 00 Sexy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Cautivo del mas allá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • El curandero del pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Rosa la tequilera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Co-Producer

  • Un Latin lover en Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer

  • Vírgenes de la nueva ola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Producer

  • Los tres pecados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Actor

  • Luna de miel en Puerto Rico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Machuchal: Agente 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Millonario a go-go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Los tres calaveras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Rateros último modelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Mr. Dólar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dile que la quiero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Un tipo a todo dar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Los expatriados(1964)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Los forajidos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Jóvenes y bellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Un día de diciembre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Quiero morir en carnaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Writer

  • Mark of the Dead Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Writer

  • Dios sabrá juzgarnos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Muchachas que trabajan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Adaptation

  • El aviador fenómeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Vacaciones en Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Adaptation

  • The Phantom of the Operetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Cómicos y canciones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Viva la parranda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Three Black Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dormitorio para señoritas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Variedades de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Blame Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Script

  • 3 Lessons of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Writer

  • A sablazo limpio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • La odalisca No. 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Las mil y una noches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Refifí entre las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • Trip to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • Pobres millonarios(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Locos Peligrosos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

  • El gato sin botas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Adaptation · Script · as Director de pelicula (uncredited)

  • Comedians of the League (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Champion Cyclist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Teatro del crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

  • ¡Viva la juventud! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Miradas que matan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • 3 citas con el destino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Everardo Barbosa (segmento "México")

  • The Loving Women(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Three Merry Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • El luchador fenómeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • El beisbolista fenómeno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Adaptation

  • Hay un niño en su futuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Recién casados... no molestar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Actor

  • Venezuela también canta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Amanecer a la vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Te besaré en la boca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Si me viera don Porfirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • El pecado de quererte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The League of Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • El charro y la dama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Las tandas del principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Serafín

  • El precio de la gloria(1949)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hoy cumple años mamá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • No te cases con mi mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Los maridos engañan de 7 a 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • La viuda celosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • El amor las vuelve locas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Actor

  • Las casadas engañan de 4 a 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • La pícara Susana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Adaptation · as Don Andrés Martínez Rico

  • La hija del regimiento(1944)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El globo de Cantolla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

  • The Pharaoh's Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Putifar

  • La guerra de los pasteles(1944)

    as Don André Remontel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cinco fueron escogidos(1943)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Yo bailé con Don Porfirio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Porfirio Barreda

  • Las cinco noches de Adán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Story · as Pablo García

  • Cinco minutos de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • La liga de las canciones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 98 titles from 1941 to 1979.

Most popular right now

Los expatriados (1964)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 98: 11 only acting, 8 with another roleDirecting84 of 98: 39 only directing, 45 with another roleWriting41 of 98: 2 only writing, 39 with another roleProducing6 of 98: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew2 of 98: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

98 titles, 46 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 38 of them.

By decade

1940s18 · 12 acting · 9 crew1950s29 · 5 acting · 27 crew1960s34 · 2 acting · 34 crew1970s17 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Fernando Cortés' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of the 7 of 8 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Cinco fueron escogidos (1943)

88th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Loving Women (1953)

Midcredits 59th (provisional) · 41% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Fernando Cortés work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fernando Cortés' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mapy Cortés shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors