Rez Cortez
Res Septimo Cortez, better known as Rez Cortez, is a Filipino film and television actor and assistant director.
Acting career
Cortez's film career began in 1974, when he was introduced in Daigdig ng Sindak at Lagim.He is also known for being an action star in many action films with his intensive and antagonistic roles and also in TV series.
He became an assistant director of the film Kapag Lumaban ang Api in 1987.
He became the president of the Mowelfund after Boots Anson-Roa retired on April 1, 2020. He was a former president of the Actors’ Guild of the Philippines and was replaced by Imelda Papin in 2017.
Politics
In 1986, Cortez campaigned for the reelection of president Ferdinand Marcos in the 1986 Philippine [presidential election|1986 snap election].Cortez also ran as a representative of Camarines Sur in 2013 [Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Bicol Region|2013] but did not win the seat.