In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zorrilla de San Martín and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.
China Zorrilla
"China" Zorrilla in 1974
Born
Concepción Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz
(1922-03-14)14 March 1922
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died
17 September 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 92)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation(s)
Actress, director, producer
Years active
1947–2010
Parents
José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (father)
Guma Muñoz del Campo (mother)
China Zorrilla (Spanish:[ˈtʃinasoˈriʝa]; 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.[1][2]
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.[3]
^Blau, Eleanor (28 October 1983). "Spanish 'Emily' at Hunter". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
^Fischer, Diego (2012). A mí me aplauden. Uruguay: Sudamericana. p. 450. ISBN 978-9974-701-22-9.
^"Serie Mercosur – Actores Nacionales – Homenaje a China Zorrilla" (in Spanish). Correo Uruguayo. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
ChinaZorrilla (Spanish: [ˈtʃina soˈriʝa]; born Concepción Matilde Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz; 14 March 1922 – 17 September 2014) was an Uruguayan theater...
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well-known figures from the theatre world, such as Antonio Gasalla, ChinaZorrilla, Luis Brandoni and Betiana Blum. It's considered a classic in the River...
received the title of "Juana of America" there in 1929), Mario Benedetti, ChinaZorrilla, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Eduardo Galeano, Carlos Maggi and Alcides Ghiggia...
in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau and Lost in Yonkers both directed by ChinaZorrilla whom she shared the stage in Eva and Victoria, a successful theater...
Argentine drama film written and directed by Carlos Galettini and starring ChinaZorrilla and Leonardo Sbaraglia. The film is based in the play by Jacobo Langsner...
ages of Victoria (Carola Reyna, Nacha Guevara, Julia von Grolman and ChinaZorrilla). Her attitude and political views were depicted in Monica Ottino's...
Margarita Xirgu (Spanish actress) ChinaZorrilla (actress) José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (sculptor) Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (poet) Elena Zuasti...
in Buenos Aires with Alejandra Boero and in 1958 in Montevideo with ChinaZorrilla from the Uruguayan National Comedy Company. In this language, the main...
Buenos Aires premiere starring ChinaZorrilla in January 1981. The production ran for more than 500 performances and Zorrilla embarked on a Latin American...
Fanny Mikey José Quintero Jesusa Rodríguez José Tamayo Margarita Xirgu ChinaZorrilla Juraj Nvota Roman Polák Lars Amble Ingmar Bergman Hugo Hansén Olof Molander...
Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Together with Betiana Blum and ChinaZorrilla, he stars in the film Tocar el cielo. Between 2007 and 2008 he starred...
Alzamendi, Enzo Francescoli and Carlos Goyen, actor Daniel Hendler, actress ChinaZorrilla, entertainer Carlos Perciavalle and former playboy and journalist Luis...
Viñas (1939–2009) – actress, comedian, teacher, and theater director ChinaZorrilla – award-winning theater, film and television actress Miguel del Aguila...
Siero as Aixa Federico Luppi Dorita Ferreyro Carlos Mena Carola Reyna ChinaZorrilla Raúl Lavié María Encarnación Gutiérrez Osvaldo Brandi Víctor Bruno Daniela...
world and ChinaZorrilla as his octogenarian mother. The film was nominated for three awards and won two awards with actress ChinaZorrilla winning at...
ChinaZorrilla (left) and Antonio Gasalla in the 1985 comedy, Esperando la carroza. His performance as the nonagenarian Mamá Cora would be the first of...
Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (ChinaZorrilla). During the final years of the dark period of the last civic-military...
theatrical and cinematographic works of her sister, the actress and director ChinaZorrilla. Her work appeared at the Comedia Nacional and in the Solís Theatre...
1976) March 12 – Jack Kerouac, American author (d. 1969) March 14 – ChinaZorrilla, Uruguayan actress, director and producer (d. 2014) March 15 – Karl-Otto...
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