Enrique Zorrilla Concha

Enrique Zorrilla (10 October 1916 – 23 November 2009) was a Chilean lawyer, writer, farmer and politician, member of the Christian Democratic Party.

He served as Deputy for the 14th Departmental District (Linares, Loncomilla and Parral) during the legislative period 1965–1969. Later, he was appointed Chilean Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany between 1969 and 1971.

Biography He was born in Paris, France, on 10 October 1916, the son of Enrique Zorrilla and Emiliana Concha.

Zorrilla completed his secondary education at the Colegio de Normandía in France. Upon returning to Chile, he studied Law at the University of Chile, where he graduated as a lawyer. His thesis was titled La Justicia en Chile Colonial.

From 1943, he managed the San Marcos estate in Parral, specializing in vineyards and dairy farming. As a farmer, he became director of the Concha y Toro winery and a representative of agricultural associations.

He died on 23 November 2009.

Political career In his youth, Zorrilla was a participant in the National Socialist Movement of Chile and survived the Seguro Obrero massacre in 1938. After the events, he fled to Argentina and later returned clandestinely to Chile to complete his final law exam. He was pardoned during the government of Pedro Aguirre Cerda.

He served as Chilean delegate to the XXIII United Nations General Assembly and as Ambassador of Chile to the Federal Republic of Germany between 1969 and 1971.