Researching Amado Cortez
Dig into the past of Amado Cortez using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Cortez surname? In that year Cortez was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Amado means "Loving deity" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Amado Cortez on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Amado Cortez in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
![]() |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Amado Cortez. |
![]() |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Amado Cortez. |
![]() |
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Amado Cortez. |
![]() |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Amado Cortez. |
![]() |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Amado Cortez. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Cortez ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Cortez Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Amado Cortez and the Cortez Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cortez Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cortez family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Amado Cortez at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Amado Cortez using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Amado Cortez records.
Look at MyHeritage for Amado Cortez information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Amado Cortez.
Research the Cortez surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cortez Military records.
Cortez Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Amado Cortez.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cortez family and people looking to contact living Cortez relations.
Explore One Great Family for Cortez records submitted by people who are already researching the Cortez Family Tree.
Find Amado Cortez from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cortez Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Cortez surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 72918 people with the Cortez surname in the USA? Cortez is ranked number 133 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cortez Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Amado Cortez. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Amado Cortez
Amado Cortez
Amado Cortez (born Arsenio Ruiz Padilla, December 14, 1927 – March 22, 2003) was a Filipino actor and diplomat. His father was Jose Padilla Sr., a governor in Plaridel, Bulacan and his mother was Maria Clara Ruiz. His brothers were Jose Padilla Jr., Carlos Padilla Sr., Roy Padilla and his sisters were Consuelo Padilla-Osorio, Paz Padilla, Pilar Padilla and Cristina Aragon who portrayed Valentina in the very first Darna movie in 1951.
His first contract was under LVN Pictures. He made five movies with LVN, namely Ang Tapis mo Inday with Celia Flor, Anak ng Pulubi and Nasaan ka Giliw both with Tessie Quintana, Harana sa Karagatan with Mila del Sol and Tia Loleng with Armando Goyena.
After two years of making movies with LVN Studios, he signed another contract with the Santiagos and became the mainstay movie player on that studio.
He then made several pictures with Premiere Production. He married Gloria Sevilla, another Premiere Production siren.
Cortez won a Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1970. His last film was "Campus Scandal" (1998).
In 1998, Philippine President Joseph Estrada, a former actor and colleague of Cortez, named Cortez as General Consul of the Philippines in San Francisco. He retired in 2001 and died in 2003. Cortez was awarded a posthumous lifetime achievement award in 2003 by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences.
Source: Amado Cortez, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cortez
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Caradus Caratozzolo Cardazone Cardis Cardosi Cardoso Cardoza Cardozo Cardus Carodiskey Carradice Carrodus Cartagena Carthaus Cartigiano Cartz Cordeix Cordes Cordeux Cordice Cords Cordsen Cordts Corradeschi Cortaga Corteis Cortes Cortese Cortesi Cortesio Corthes Cortsen Cortson Cortz Courtes Courtese Courtice Courtis Courtois Craddick Craddock Cradduck Cradick Cradoc Cradock Crates Crats Cratsenberg Cratsley Cratz Cratzer Creitzer Cretsinger Cretzer Cretzmeyer Creutz Creutzkamp Crewdson Crites Criteser Critser Critzen Critzer Crots Crotsley Crotts Crotz Crotzer Croudace Croudson Crowdace Crowdis Crowdson Crowdus Cruddace Cruddas Cruthis Crutts Crytzer Curds Curteis Curthoys Curtis Curtiss Curtois Curtoys Curts Curtsinger





Comments
Looking for information on a Amado Cortez in your family tree? Why not post a question here -