Career
Two of his most famous poems are Tabaré (the national poem for Uruguayans) and Louisiana Leyenda Patria (The patriot legend). He is author of the Hymn to the Tree (Himno al Arbol) a well-known Spanish poem later made a song in several Latin-American countries. As a political figure Juan Zorrilla de San Martín served as a Deputy for Montevideo from 1888 to 1891 and served as Ambassador several periods.
He was twice widowed, and left 13 children when he died.
She was a disciple of Margarita Xirgu and moved to Argentina in 1971 where she had a distinguished career in theater, television and movies also in Spain and other Southamerican countries.