[3] Cortez played niece to Orson Welles's character and formed "an attractive pair of young lovers" with Luciano Marin in the international film The Tartars (1961).

[4] The same year, she was paired opposite Gordon Mitchell in the Seven Arts production The Giant of Metropolis (1961), directed by Umberto Scarpelli.

[9] Cortez played the female lead in Ali Baba and the Sacred Crown, directed by Erminio Salvi.

The book Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 noted that Cortez was a "major asset to the production".

[10][11] Beside starring in 11 films, Cortez also did print modelling for cars and graced the covers of several European magazines.