About Omar Varela
Lived 1957 – 2022 (aged 65). Omar Varela was an Uruguayan actor, playwright and theatre director.
Omar Varela (15 October 1957 – 6 December 2022) was a Uruguayan actor, director, playwright, and teacher, the founder of the theater company Italia Fausta.
Biography Omar Varela settled in Brazil, after having been part of the stable cast of the Comedia Nacional. He graduated from the Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art in Montevideo. He directed plays and musicals such as Mi bella dama, Ópera do Malandro, and ¿Quién le teme a Italia Fausta? (with Petru Valensky, this masterpiece ran for more than 10 years). In addition, he was one of the founding pioneers of children's theater in Uruguay. He was a juror on the Teledoce talent show during its 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Varela won the Iris Award in 2003.
Varela died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 6 December 2022, at the age of 65.
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Who was Omar Varela?
Uruguayan actor and playwright
When was Omar Varela born?
Omar Varela was born on 15 October 1957 in Montevideo.
When did Omar Varela die?
Omar Varela died on 6 December 2022 in Montevideo.
What was Omar Varela's occupation?
Omar Varela was an actor, playwright and theatre director.
What nationality was Omar Varela?
Omar Varela was Uruguayan.
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