Bella Cortez

Bella Cortez

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.

  • Title: Bella Cortez
  • Popularity: 0.732
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1943-11-30
  • Place of Birth: Oriente, Cuba
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  • Also Known As: Alicia Paneque
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Bella Cortez Movies

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    The Giant of Metropolis

    The Giant of Metropolis

    4.6 1961 HD

    Obro the muscleman goes to Atlantis and sinks a death-ray king who knows the secret of immortality.

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    Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens

    Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens

    5 1964 HD

    A rebel leader returns to his city for a final confrontation with the evil king he is fighting. However, he finds himself attracted to the king's...

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    Vulcan, Son of Giove

    Vulcan, Son of Giove

    3.6 1962 HD

    A superhero battles lizard men and other monsters that are terrorizing the countryside.

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  • 1963
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    Challenge the Devil

    Challenge the Devil

    3.1 1963 HD

    A group of young people happen upon an old man in a castle who turns out to be the devil.

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    The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba

    The Seven Tasks of Ali Baba

    1 1962 HD

    A wizard summons Ali Baba to transport a sacred crown to a nearby country. An evil ruler has taken over the land, and the crown is needed to free the...

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  • 1964
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    F.B.I. chiama Istanbul

    F.B.I. chiama Istanbul

    1 1964 HD

    The members of a gang of drug dealers are killed one by one. Clues lead to an elegant villa on the Bosporus. The Turkish police knows almost...

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    The Seven Revenges

    The Seven Revenges

    6.8 1961 HD

    The leaders of Circassians and Kyrgyz face off in a tournament divided into seven challenges: only one will gain the supremacy.

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    The Tartars

    The Tartars

    5.5 1961 HD

    The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines to...

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  • 1963
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    Taur the Mighty

    Taur the Mighty

    1 1963 HD

    The warlike men of Kixos murder the king of Surupak and abduct his two daughters, Jia and Tuja. Jia's bridegroom Syros asks the mighty warrior Taurus...

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    Appuntamento a Dallas

    Appuntamento a Dallas

    1 1964 HD

    A group of retired crime leaders is meeting to discuss the death threats they are all getting.

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