China Zorrilla (Spanish: [ˈtʃina soˈriÊ a]; born Concepción
Matilde Zorrilla de San MartÃn Muñoz; March â€" September ) 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 appearances in Argentina's film, theater and TV. Her career
took off in Uruguay in the and s, later she settled in Argentina,
where she lived for over years and was popular on TV, theater, and
cinema. At , she retired and went back to Uruguay, where she died in
.In , Zorrilla was invested Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the
French Government and in , the Correo Uruguayo (the national postal
service in Uruguay) released a print run of commemorative postage
stamps dedicated to her.Born in Montevideo into an aristocratic
Uruguayan family, "China" was the second of the five daughters of Guma
Muñoz del Campo and sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San MartÃn
(â€"), a disciple of Antoine Bourdelle, responsible for monuments in
Uruguay and Argentina. Revered as Uruguay's national poet, her
paternal grandfather was Juan Zorrilla de San MartÃn, author of
Tabaré. An artistic family, her older sister, Guma Zorrilla (â€"),
was a theater costume designer for the Uruguayan stage.
Matilde Zorrilla de San MartÃn Muñoz; March â€" September ) 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 appearances in Argentina's film, theater and TV. Her career
took off in Uruguay in the and s, later she settled in Argentina,
where she lived for over years and was popular on TV, theater, and
cinema. At , she retired and went back to Uruguay, where she died in
.In , Zorrilla was invested Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the
French Government and in , the Correo Uruguayo (the national postal
service in Uruguay) released a print run of commemorative postage
stamps dedicated to her.Born in Montevideo into an aristocratic
Uruguayan family, "China" was the second of the five daughters of Guma
Muñoz del Campo and sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San MartÃn
(â€"), a disciple of Antoine Bourdelle, responsible for monuments in
Uruguay and Argentina. Revered as Uruguay's national poet, her
paternal grandfather was Juan Zorrilla de San MartÃn, author of
Tabaré. An artistic family, her older sister, Guma Zorrilla (â€"),
was a theater costume designer for the Uruguayan stage.
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