Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 14, 1922
Died
Sep 17, 2014
Place of Birth
Montevideo - Uruguay
Credits
42 titles
China Zorrilla
Biography
China Zorrilla (born Concepción Matilde Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz; Montevideo, 14 March 1922 –Montevideo, 17 September 2014) was an emblematic Uruguayan theater, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. An immensely popular star in the Rioplatense area is often regarded as a Grand Dame of the South American theater stage. After a long career in the Uruguayan theater, Zorrilla made over 50 appearances in Argentina's film, theater and TV. Her distinguished career took off in Uruguay in the 50-60s, 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 went back 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.
Known For
Filmography
El último viaje a China
Ella misma (material de archivo)
Mercedes
Mercedes
Blood Pacific
Carmen
Vidas robadas
Nun
Touch the Sky
Imperio
Tres de corazones
Elsa & Fred
Elsa
Killer Women
Conversations with Mother
Mamá
Los Roldán
Mercedes Lozada
Gasoleros
Matilde Arévalo de Presutti
R.R.D.T.
Cristina
Ricos y Famosos
Catalina
Besos en la frente
Mercedes
Lola Mora
Reina de Italia
Ship of Fools
Dra. Marta Caminos
Cuatro caras para Victoria
Victoria IV
God Raises Them
Summer of the Colt
Ana
Warriors and Prisoners
Sergeant
Atreverse
Amanda
Nunca estuve en Viena
Poor Butterfly
Waiting for the Hearse
Elvira
Contar hasta diez
To Realize
Ágada
La Invitación
Dolores Ortega de Zubarán
Pubis angelical
Last Days of the Victim
Beba (arrendataria)
Nobody's Wife
Zulema
Las sorpresas
Jewish Gauchos
Piel naranja
Elena
Triangle of Four
The Truce
Rosa, esposa de Vignale
Los vampiros los prefieren gorditos
Las venganzas de Beto Sánchez
Maestra de primaria
Pobre diabla
Aída Morelli
Heroína
The Mafia
Assunta Donato
Un guapo del 900
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