Omar Varela | |
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Born |
Montevideo, Uruguay | 15 October 1957
Died | 6 December 2022 | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, theater director, teacher |
Awards | Iris Award |
Omar Varela (15 October 1957 – 6 December 2022) was a Uruguayan actor, director, playwright, and teacher, the founder of the theater company Italia Fausta. [1] [2]
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. [3] 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 Yo me llamo during its 2014 and 2015 seasons. [4]
Varela won the Iris Award in 2003. [5]
Varela died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 6 December 2022, at the age of 65. [6]
Omar Varela | |
---|---|
Born |
Montevideo, Uruguay | 15 October 1957
Died | 6 December 2022 | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, theater director, teacher |
Awards | Iris Award |
Omar Varela (15 October 1957 – 6 December 2022) was a Uruguayan actor, director, playwright, and teacher, the founder of the theater company Italia Fausta. [1] [2]
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. [3] 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 Yo me llamo during its 2014 and 2015 seasons. [4]
Varela won the Iris Award in 2003. [5]
Varela died from complications of Parkinson's disease on 6 December 2022, at the age of 65. [6]