Helena Cortesina
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Helena Cortesina.
Known For
The Eavesdropper
When a young fanatical nationalist suspects that his fellow pensioners - immigrants and zarzuela players - plan an attack on the president, he reports them to the police. In his adventure, he leaves behind a girlfriend and a lover, and ends up sharing his life with a disoriented girl.
Camino del infierno
A melodramatic, psychological thriller, the film tells the story of a young wealthy widow, who is unhappy. She meets a Bohemian artist who marries her to escape the poverty of his family, but is stifled by her possessiveness and jealousy.
Los Tres Mosqueteros
An attempt to bring the famous novel by Dumas to the cinema, where the promenades of Montevideo such as Parque Rivera and the Castillo del Parque Rodó are transformed into French settings.
María Rosa
A woman who misses her husband, who died in prison, is disputed between wine growers.
Bodas de sangre
A passionate young man can't forget the love of her life, who is about to get married. Passion will find its way but with fatal consequences.
La dama duende
The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost.
A Sangre Fría
A couple plans to poison a wealthy elderly to stay with his fortune. However, the plans of the villain and his accomplice stagger at the last minute.
La niña de fuego
An Andalusian woman travels to Buenos Aires, pretends to be a man and travels as a stowaway.
Intriga en el escenario
Filmography
as Olga
as Capitán
as Linda Moreno
as Ana de Austria
as Española (uncredited)
as La esposa de Leonardo