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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Actor, director and writer China Zorrilla was born in Uruguay in 1922. She grew up in Paris and studied theater in London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and New York.
The preeminent actor of the celebrated Uruguayan Comedy during the 1950s-1960s she was directed by the legendary Margarita Xirgu; and starred of more than 50 plays, appearing also in Madrid and Paris.
At 50 she made her first film in Argentina (Un guapo del 900 (1971)) and moved there to make an impressive film, theater, and television career. She owned her popularity to soap-opera author Alberto Migré; who cast and wrote for her character roles in several TV plays.
She made more than 30 films and won the Moscow Film Festival as best actress in 2004.
Winner of several national and international awards, in 2008 the French Government awarded her with the Legion of Honor. She is also a recipient of the Orden de Mayo and Orden Gabriela Mistral from the Argentinian and Chilean governments.- Writer
- Director
- Music Department
Juan Pablo Rebella was born on 1 January 1974 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a writer and director, known for Whisky (2004), 25 Watts (2001) and Víctor y los elegidos (1996). He died on 5 July 2006 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Raimundo Soto was born in 1915 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for Brigada en acción (1977), Tú me enloqueces (1976) and Cómo seducir a una mujer (1967). He was married to Maria Legani. He died on 7 July 1983 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Alberto Vila was born on 25 September 1903 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for Soltero soy feliz (1938), They Met in Argentina (1941) and Confesión (1940). He died on 22 February 1981 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Mario Benedetti was born on 14 September 1920 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay. He was a writer and actor, known for The Truce (1974), Dale nomás (1974) and Football Stories (1997). He was married to Luz López Alegre and Luz. He died on 17 May 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez was born on 28 March 1897 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a composer, known for Strictly Ballroom (1992), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). He died on 25 April 1948 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Jorge Batlle was born on 25 October 1927 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was married to Noemi Lamuraglia and Mercedes Menafra. He died on 24 October 2016 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Eduardo Galeano was born on 3 September 1940 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a writer and actor, known for La vida según Galeano (2013), Huellas del paraíso (1991) and Prohibited Birds (2004). He was married to Graciela Berro Rovira, Silvia Brando and Helena Villagra. He died on 13 April 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Actor
- Writer
Enrique Almada was born in 1935 in Uruguay. He was an actor and writer, known for Hiperhumor (1987), Toto Paniagua, el rey de la chatarra (1980) and Los irrompibles (1975). He died on 29 April 1990 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Cristina Morán was born on 17 August 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay. She was an actress, known for Julio, felices por siempre (2022), Power Alley (2023) and Alelí (2019). She was married to Luis López . She died on 22 September 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Writer
- Director
Belisario García Villar was born in 1912 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a writer and director, known for Así te deseo (1948), Sendas cruzadas (1942) and Sábado del pecado (1954). He died in 1966 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Eduardo Fabini was born on 18 May 1882 in Solís de Mataojo, Uruguay. He was a composer, known for A Useful Life (2010). He died on 17 May 1950 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Elsa O'Connor was born on 30 November 1906 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for El deseo (1944), La que no perdonó (1938) and El misterioso tío Sylas (1947). She died on 7 April 1947 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Antonio Larreta was born on 14 December 1922 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a writer and director, known for I, the Worst of All (1990), The Fencing Master (1992) and Nunca estuve en Viena (1989). He died on 19 August 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Eduardo D'Angelo was born on 4 January 1939 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor and writer, known for El tren de los sueños (2005), Hiperhumor (1987) and Los irrompibles (1975). He died on 18 October 2014 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Victoria Césperes was an actress, known for Baires (2015), Zanahoria (2014) and Amateur (2016). She died on 14 May 2021 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Jaime Prades was born on 17 December 1902 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a producer and director, known for Sinfonía española (1965), El Cid (1961) and El ídolo (1952). He died on 1 December 1981 in Montevideo, Uruguay.- Julio César Castro was born in 1932 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor and writer, known for Seawards Journey (2003), Carissima (2001) and Arelys Henao (2022). He died on 11 September 2003 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro was born on 14 March 1942 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was a writer, known for A Twelve-Year Night (2018) and Tupamaros (1997). He died on 5 August 2016 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Sherika De Armas died on 11 October 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Margarita Xirgu was born on 18 June 1888 in Molins de Rei, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Alma torturada (1917), La reina joven (1916) and Blood Wedding (1938). She was married to Josep Arnall. She died on 25 April 1969 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Jose Luis Inciarte was born on 24 April 1948 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He died on 27 July 2023 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Omar Gregorio Parada was a Uruguayan filmmaker. He wrote and directed five short films in 16 mm. (documentary and fiction). Parada's work is representative of Uruguayan cinema during the period 1950-1970. "Miguelete: cara y cruz de un arroyo" is considered one of the first documentary about contaminated water in Uruguay. "Tal vez mañana", a science fiction film, was awarded as the best film of Uruguay in 1966. "Montevideo hoy", a documentary film about the political and social reality of Uruguay, was abducted by the military dictatorship (1973-1985) and is now lost.- Atilio 'Macunaíma' Pérez Da Cunha was born on 16 July 1951 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for The Life Jacket Is Under Your Seat (1998). He died on 5 June 2020 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Walter Reyno was born on 13 February 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was an actor, known for The Aura (2005), 25 Watts (2001) and Matar a Todos (2007). He was married to Patricia. He died on 3 December 2014 in Montevideo, Uruguay.