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China Zorrilla

1922 - 2014

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. China Zorrilla is the 3,980th most popular actor (up from 4,925th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Uruguay (up from 170th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Uruguayan Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, China Zorrilla ranks 3,980 out of 13,578. Before her are Edward Hardwicke, Isao Kimura, Erick Avari, Mariel Hemingway, Flora Robson, and Ferdinand Marian. After her are Eliane Giardini, Martha Vickers, RuPaul, Kathryn Morris, Tiny Sandford, and Therese Giehse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, China Zorrilla ranks 269. Before her are Võ Văn Kiệt, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Jock Stein, William Gaddis, Károly Németh, and Hal Clement. After her are Leonel Brizola, Ruby Dee, Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Charles Gérard, Lizabeth Scott, and Muhammetnazar Gapurow. Among people deceased in 2014, China Zorrilla ranks 284. Before her are Samih al-Qasim, Louise Brough, Alice Coachman, Brian G. Hutton, Frans van der Lugt, and Victor J. Stenger. After her are Ruby Dee, Cornell Borchers, Gyula Török, Sarah Marshall, Ichirō Nagai, and Bel Kaufman.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, China Zorrilla ranks 121 out of 444. Before her are Fernando Morena (1952), Alfredo Baldomir (1884), Danilo Astori (1940), Héctor Núñez (1936), José Sasía (1933), and Óscar Diego Gestido (1901). After her are Ricardo Pavoni (1943), Felisberto Hernández (1902), Rubén Sosa (1966), Joaquín Suárez (1781), Tomás Villalba (1805), and Pedro Arispe (1900).

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Among ACTORS In Uruguay

Among actors born in Uruguay, China Zorrilla ranks 3. Before her are George Hilton (1934), and Gustavo Rojo (1923). After her are Bárbara Mori (1978), and Natalia Cigliuti (1978).

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