An artist, who was born in a notable family in Uruguay, enjoyed poems, stories and organizing poetry gatherings.
Juan Zorrilla de San Martin (December 28, 1855  November 3, 1931) was a Catholic Uruguayan epic poet  he is referred to as the "National Poet of Uruguay"  and political figure. Two of his most famous poems are Tabare (the national poem for Uruguayans) and La leyenda patria (The Fatherland Legend). The internationally well known sculptor Jose Luis Zorrilla de San Martin was his son and father of internationally known actress China Zorrilla. 
