China Zorrilla
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 14, 1922
- Died
- September 17, 2014 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Montevideo - Uruguay
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
Movie · as Ella misma (material de archivo)
Mercedes
Movie · as Mercedes
Blood Pacific
Movie · as Carmen
Vidas robadas
TV · as Nun · 1 ep
Touch the Sky
Movie · as Imperio
Tres de corazones
Movie
Elsa & Fred
Movie · as Elsa
Killer Women
TV · 1 ep
Conversations with Mother
Movie · as Mamá
Los Roldán
TV · as Mercedes Lozada · 7 eps
Enamorarte
TV · as Mecha · 130 eps
Gasoleros
TV · as Matilde Arévalo de Presutti · 204 eps
Ricos y Famosos
TV · as Catalina · 180 eps
R.R.D.T.
TV · as Cristina · 55 eps
Besos en la frente
Movie · as Mercedes
Lola Mora
Movie · as Reina de Italia
Ship of Fools
Movie · as Dra. Marta Caminos
Cuatro caras para Victoria
Movie · as Victoria IV
God Raises Them
Movie
Summer of the Colt
Movie · as Ana
Warriors and Prisoners
Movie · as Sergeant
Atreverse
TV · as Amanda, Edelmira Santucho Barrionuevo · 1 ep
Nunca estuve en Viena
Movie
Poor Butterfly
Movie
Waiting for the Hearse
Movie · as Elvira
Contar hasta diez
Movie
To Realize
Movie · as Ágada
Nobody's Wife
Movie · as Zulema
Pubis angelical
Movie
Last Days of the Victim
Movie · as Beba (arrendataria)
La Invitación
Movie · as Dolores Ortega de Zubarán
Las sorpresas
Movie
Triangle of Four
Movie
Jewish Gauchos
Movie
Piel naranja
TV · as Elena · 1 ep
The Truce
Movie · as Rosa, esposa de Vignale
Los vampiros los prefieren gorditos
Movie
Las venganzas de Beto Sánchez
Movie · as Maestra de primaria
Pobre diabla
TV · as Aída Morelli · 1 ep
The Mafia
Movie · as Assunta Donato
Heroína
Movie
Un guapo del 900
Movie
Alta comedia
TV · as Rosa · 4 eps