Bella Cortez

Person Details

Birthday: 1943-11-30 18:06:41

Aliases: Alicia Paneque

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Oriente, Cuba

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Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1964	Fatima	Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens 1964-12-18 Movie
	N/A	Appuntamento a Dallas 1964-04-27 Movie
1963	Queen Akiba	Taur the Mighty 1963-06-29 Movie
	Free	Challenge the Devil 1963-05-28 Movie
1962	Lota	The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba 1962-10-25 Movie
	Etna	Vulcan, Son of Giove 1962-03-16 Movie
1961	Princess Mecede	The Giant of Metropolis 1961-10-25 Movie
	Samia	The Tartars 1961-08-18 Movie
	Suani	The Seven Revenges 1961-03-31 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv