Biography
China Zorrilla (Spanish: [ˈtʃina soˈriʝa]; born Concepción Matilde Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz; 14 March 1922 – 17 September 2014) was an Uruguayan theater, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. An immensely popular star in the Rioplatense area, she is often regarded as a "Grand Dame" of the South American theater stage.After a long career in the Uruguayan theater, Zorrilla made over fifty appearances in Argentina's film, theater and TV. Her career took off in Uruguay in the 1950 and 1960s, later she settled in Argentina, where she lived for over 35 years and was popular on TV, theater, and cinema. At 90, she retired and returned to Uruguay, where she died in 2014.
In 2008, Zorrilla was invested Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government and in 2011, the Correo Uruguayo (the national postal service in Uruguay) released a print run of 500 commemorative postage stamps dedicated to her.
Filmography
All 41
Movies 31
TV Shows 10
Mercedes (2010)
Blood Pacific (2009)
Vidas robadas (2008)
Touch the Sky (2007)
Tres de corazones (2007)
Elsa & Fred (2005)
Killer Women (2005)
Conversations with Mother (2004)
Los Roldán (2004)
Gasoleros (1998)
R.R.D.T. (1997)
Ricos y Famosos (1997)
Besos en la frente (1996)
Lola Mora (1996)
Pictures of the Soul (1995)
Ship of Fools (1995)
Cuatro caras para Victoria (1992)
God Raises Them (1991)
Summer of the Colt (1991)
Warriors and Prisoners (1990)
Atreverse (1990)
Nunca estuve en Viena (1989)
Poor Butterfly (1986)
Waiting for the Hearse (1985)
Contar hasta diez (1985)
Darse cuenta (1984)
La Invitación (1982)
Pubis Angelical (1982)
Last Days of the Victim (1982)
Nobody's Wife (1982)
Las sorpresas (1975)
Los gauchos judíos (1975)
Piel naranja (1975)
Triangle of Four (1975)
The Truce (1974)
Las venganzas de Beto Sánchez (1973)
Pobre diabla (1973)
Heroína (1972)
The Mafia (1972)
Un guapo del 900 (1971)
Alta comedia
Ratings
Information
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-03-14
Deathday2014-09-17 (92 years old)
Birth nameConcepción Matilde Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
FatherJosé Luis Zorrilla de San Martín
SiblingsGuma Zorrilla
CitizenshipsUruguay
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour
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