Mapita Cortés (August 4, 1939 â€" January 15, 2006 born Maria del
Pilar Mercado Cordero in 1939 in the Santurce barrio of San Juan,
Puerto Rico â€" died in Mexico City), was a Puerto Rican actress of
telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican
actor Luis Gatica, the wife of Lucho Gatica, the niece of Puerto Rican
actress Mapy Cortés, and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando
Cortés. Mapita Cortés is also the cousin of famous Paquito Cordero,
two years her junior.Cortés was Miss Puerto Rico in the 1957 Miss
Universe pageant and finished as one of the top five finalists.Mapita
Cortés had demonstrated desire to become an actress since she was a
child. As she and her cousin grew, her cousin became a known
personality in Puerto Rico. Mapita Cortés, however, tried her luck in
Mexico, since her aunt had adopted her and was a celebrity there.
Mapita Cortés took her last name from her uncle and aunt.Cortés
became a sensation in the Mexican film industry during the 1950s, when
she appeared in 1958's Misterios de Ultratumba ("Mysteries of the
Afterlife", aka The Black Pit of Dr. M). This movie became a
contemporary Mexican classic.
Pilar Mercado Cordero in 1939 in the Santurce barrio of San Juan,
Puerto Rico â€" died in Mexico City), was a Puerto Rican actress of
telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican
actor Luis Gatica, the wife of Lucho Gatica, the niece of Puerto Rican
actress Mapy Cortés, and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando
Cortés. Mapita Cortés is also the cousin of famous Paquito Cordero,
two years her junior.Cortés was Miss Puerto Rico in the 1957 Miss
Universe pageant and finished as one of the top five finalists.Mapita
Cortés had demonstrated desire to become an actress since she was a
child. As she and her cousin grew, her cousin became a known
personality in Puerto Rico. Mapita Cortés, however, tried her luck in
Mexico, since her aunt had adopted her and was a celebrity there.
Mapita Cortés took her last name from her uncle and aunt.Cortés
became a sensation in the Mexican film industry during the 1950s, when
she appeared in 1958's Misterios de Ultratumba ("Mysteries of the
Afterlife", aka The Black Pit of Dr. M). This movie became a
contemporary Mexican classic.
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