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Maria del Pilar Cordero [1] (March 1, 1910 – August 2, 1998), better known as Mapy Cortés, was a Puerto Rican actress who participated in many films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, where she became one of the industry's most beloved and bankable stars of the 1940s.
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 [2] and was a celebrity there. Mapita Cortés took her last name from her uncle and aunt.
Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510–1582) was a Spanish cosmographer. [1] In 1551 he published the standard navigational textbook Arte de navegar (also known as Breve compendio). [2] A decade later (1561), Arte de navegar became the earliest known English navigation manual up to date with all of the strategies used at the time. [3]
Cortes, Navarre, a village in the South border of Navarre, Spain; Cortes de Aragón, Teruel, a municipality in the province of Teruel, Aragón, Spain; Cortes, Bohol, a municipality in the Philippines; Cortes, Surigao del Sur, a municipality in the Philippines; Cortês, a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil; Puerto Cortés, a seaport in Honduras
Chelo García-Cortés's mother died in 1962, when she was only eleven, and she was raised by her father, Rafael García-Cortés Alonso (1916–2001). [10] She has one brother, Mariano García-Cortés Cadavid, who is a photographer.
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
The Cortes Españolas (English: Spanish Courts), known informally as the Cortes franquistas (English: Francoist Courts), was the name of the legislative institution promulgated by the Caudillo of Spain Francisco Franco which was established on 17 July 1942 (the sixth anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War), and opened its first session 8 months later on 17 March 1943.
Cortés' fondness for film making started at an early age. At 16 he had already directed his first short film in Super 8.In 1998 he directed the short Yul that won over 20 awards and in 2001 he released 15 Days, a fake documentary in the form of a large short film that earned over 57 awards at festivals, becoming the most awarded Spanish short film of the time.