Omar Varela Explained

Omar Varela
Birth Date:	15 October 1957
Birth Place:	Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation:	Actor, playwright, theater director, teacher
Awards:	Iris Award
Alma Mater:	Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art

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]}

Biography

Omar Varela settled in Brazil, after having been part of the stable cast of the . 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 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]

Notes and References

1. News: Que siga la función . Follow the Function . . Spanish . 2 January 2016 . 14 December 2017.
2. Web site: Omar Varela: nuestro mejor comediógrafo . Omar Varela: Our Best Comedian . Arias . Jorge . LaRed21 . Spanish . 29 May 2010 . 14 December 2017.
3. Web site: Omar Varela . Dramaturgia Uruguaya . Spanish . 22 August 2008 . 14 December 2017.
4. News: Sebastián Burgues participará en el concurso del programa Yo me llamo . Sebastián Burgues Will Participate in the Contest of the Program Yo me llamo . Fumero . Walter . El Acontecer . Spanish . 4 August 2015 . 14 December 2017.
5. Web site: Los Iris de Oro . Iris Award . Spanish . 14 December 2017.
6. News: Falleció Omar Varela, actor, dramaturgo, director y figura clave del teatro uruguayo . 6 December 2022 . El País . 6 December 2022.