ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of China Zorrilla has received more than 82,429 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). China Zorrilla is the 4,924th most popular actor (down from 4,556th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 136th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Uruguayan Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, China Zorrilla ranks 4,924 out of 13,578. Before her are Rasim Balayev, Florence La Badie, Patricia Wettig, Katharine Houghton, Vincent Spano, and Ed Skrein. After her are Im Yoon-ah, Melvil Poupaud, Herbert Marshall, Jocelyn Brando, Taylor Kinney, and Ginnifer Goodwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, China Zorrilla ranks 308. Before her are John Eisenhower, Barbara Hale, Riccardo Carapellese, Marin Preda, Alfred G. Knudson, and Božo Broketa. After her are Hannelore Schroth, Oscar Pettiford, Edwin Vásquez, Kathryn Grayson, Marcel Mouloudji, and Nancy Walker. Among people deceased in 2014, China Zorrilla ranks 340. Before her are Jonathan Williams, Frankie Knuckles, Miloslava Rezková, J. E. Freeman, James Foley, and Lori Sandri. After her are Efua Dorkenoo, Urs Widmer, Ben Bradlee, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Buddy DeFranco, and Anahita Ratebzad.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, China Zorrilla ranks 170 out of 444. Before her are Alfredo Zibechi (1895), Antonio Campolo (1897), Aníbal Ciocca (1915), Juan José de Amézaga (1881), Tomás Villalba (1805), and Lucas Torreira (1996). After her are Bárbara Mori (1978), Luis Maidana (1934), Omar Caetano (1938), Ever Almeida (1948), Feliciano Viera (1872), and Juan Arremón (1899).

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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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Television and Movie Roles

Elsa & Fred
Elsa
When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a romance.
Jul 28o 20057.7 / 10
Waiting for the Hearse
Elvira
Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?
May 6o 19858.1 / 10
Conversations with Mother
Mamá
Jaime has lost his job and has to provide for his wife, son and daughter. Pressured by this circumstances, he visits his mom, who lives in an apartment he owns, to ask her to move with him so he can sell the apartment. But she is not going to cooperate. And, to Jaime's surprise, she also has a boyfriend!
Apr 15o 20045.1 / 10