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Bella Cortez‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1943-11-30

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Bella Cortez

Oriente, Cuba

Bella Cortez

Oriente, Cuba

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1943-11-30

Popularity

star0.6

Biography

Alicia Paneque was spotted by an Italian film producer visiting Cuba. She accepted the proposal and moved to Italy. Her first release was Primo Zeglio's The Seven Revenges (1961). 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). The same year, she was paired opposite Gordon Mitchell in the Seven Arts production The Giant of Metropolis (1961), directed by Umberto Scarpelli. They appeared together in two more films; Vulcan Son of Jupiter (1962) and Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens (1964). Cortez's characters were that of and Greco-Roman mythological Aetna an Arabian princess, respectively in these films. She continued her starring roles with Antonio Leonviola-directed epic drama Taur, The Mighty (1963). 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". She made appearance in a supporting character in Gothic horror Katarsis (1963). Beside starring in 11 films, Cortez also did print modelling for cars and graced the covers of several European magazines. Following her marriage, she left the film industry.

Movie Credits

The Giant of Metropolis

The Giant of Metropolis‌
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calendar 1961

Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens

Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens‌
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calendar 1964

Vulcan, Son of Giove

Vulcan, Son of Giove‌
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calendar 1962

Challenge the Devil

Challenge the Devil‌
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calendar 1963

The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba

The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba‌
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calendar 1962

F.B.I. chiama Istanbul

F.B.I. chiama Istanbul‌
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calendar 1964

The Seven Revenges

The Seven Revenges‌
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calendar 1961

The Tartars

The Tartars‌
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calendar 1961

Taur the Mighty

Taur the Mighty‌
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calendar 1963

Appuntamento a Dallas

Appuntamento a Dallas‌
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calendar 1964

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