EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS



I, Andrés Gutierrez Rivera, certify
that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of La Cortez Energy, Inc.
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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| | 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have;
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| | a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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| | b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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| | c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the period covered by this annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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| | 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a. | All significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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| | b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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|Date:  April 16, 2012 | /s/ Andrés Gutierrez Rivera
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|                      | Andrés Gutierrez Rivera    
|                      | Principal Executive Officer