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Mapy Cortés

Mapy Cortés

Actor · Died August 2, 1998, aged 88 · Santurce, Puerto Rico

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 socialite played by Lucille Ball. After filming Seven Days Leave, Mapy Cortés returned to Mexico City and played roles in contemporary romantic comedies and nostalgia musicals set during the Mexican Belle Époque. The 1945 Mapy Cortés vehicle La pícara Susana / Mischievous Susana[5] marked the directorial debut of her husband Fernando. After Fernando died, Mapy returned to Puerto Rico and led a relatively quiet life. In 1998 she died at her home of a heart attack. She was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1910
Died
August 2, 1998 (aged 88)
From
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on Motif · 31 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 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Mapy Cortés' films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
27%
Society
19%
Power
9%
Survival
7%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Ally
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Romantic
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
1
Warm
2
Other
2

How their films linger

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

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • 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 Mapy Cortés' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

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

Filmography

31 credits, 5 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Reflejo de un deseo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    as Perla

  • Los expatriados(1964)

    as Perla

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

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    as Lucero Reyes / Rosario Aldama

  • Al marido hay que seguirlo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • El sexo fuerte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

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

    Actor

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

    as Susana Martínez Rico

  • Un beso en la noche (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • La hija del regimiento(1944)

    Actor

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

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

    Actor

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

    as Lota

  • La guerra de los pasteles(1944)

    Actor

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Internado para señoritas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Seven Days' Leave(1942)

    as Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

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

    as Rosa / Violeta

  • Papá se desenreda (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • El conde de Montecristo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

    as Haydée

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

    as Lola

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

    as Lulú

  • The Unknown Policeman(1941)

    as La criollita

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Those Were The Days, Senor Don Simon! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

    as Inés

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

    Actor

  • Ahora seremos felices (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

    as Alma

  • Guard! Alert! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

    as Vedette

Career shape

Star power in the 60th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1937 to 1985.

Most popular right now

Los expatriados (1964)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 31 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s2 · acting1940s21 · acting1950s2 · acting1960s5 · acting1980s1 · acting

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

How do Mapy Cortés' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 38th percentile, the median of the 4 of 5 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 4 titles is Cult Classic.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

La guerra de los pasteles (1944)

73rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Unknown Policeman (1941)

Motif 87th · 77% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Mapy Cortés work with?

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

Writers

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles