Alfredo Zorrilla de San Martín born on 10th April of 1927 in Montevideo (Uruguay), in a farm at the outskirts of Montevideo city where pass his childhood with a numerous family, the great majority of the nine hundred time.
An immediate arts vocation, taked him at the age of 8 years old, to take part at a Painting Contest organized by the important poet Juana de Ibarbourou, when he won the 1st. Prize.
Paint in a irregular form always like autodidact. During his studies time, obtain in 1960 his Graduated Lawyer Diploma. And then practice only his profession.
Since fifties make a figurative painting, expressive or creative, poetic whose worry it's only aesthetic and harmonic. Reluctant generally to show his works and absorb by his profession only make very little exhibitions.
Principal exhibitions:
1962- Individual Exhibition at Teatro La Máscara (Montevideo, Uruguay).
1969- Individual Exhibition at La Ciudad Gallery (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
1975- Individual Exhibition at Rescate Gallery (Barra de Maldonado, Uruguay).
1976- Individual Exhibition at Rescate Gallery (Barra de Maldonado, Uruguay).
1976- Individual Exhibition at Moretti Gallery (Montevideo, Uruguay).
1977- Individual Exhibition at Rescate Gallery (Barra de Maldonado, Uruguay).
1979- Individual Exhibition at Pappagallo (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
1980- Individual Exhibition at Pappagallo (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
1981- Individual Exhibition at Pappagallo (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
1982- Individual Exhibition at Pappagallo (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
1984- Individual Exhibition at Manzzione Gallery (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
Died in Montevideo (Uruguay) in 1990.
His works are at de la Construcción Museum (Casa de Toribio) of Montevideo (Uruguay) and General Aparicio Saravia Museum (Cerro Largo, Uruguay); and in several private collections of Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, USA, Germany and Switzerland.
