Mapy Cortés

Maria del Pilar Cordero[1] (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".

[2] In 1942, Cortés made her only foray into Hollywood cinema, playing a singer in the RKO wartime musical comedy Seven Days' Leave.

[4] 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.

After Fernando died, Mapy returned to Puerto Rico and led a relatively quiet life.

Mapy in the 1942 RKO film Seven Days Leave