Ricardo Cortez

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Ricardo Cortez in The House on 56th Street (1933) 

Actors used to change their names to Latin Americans in order to get more work. i.e. Jacob Kranz changed his name to Ricardo Cortez to capitalize on the "Latin Lover" craze that made VALENTINO a superstar. The film actor and director, was born as Jacob Krantz in New York City.