Omar Varela

Omar Varela
Born (1957-10-15) 15 October 1957 (age 62)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Alma materMargarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art [es]
OccupationActor, playwright, theater director, teacher
AwardsIris Award

Omar Varela (born 15 October 1957) is 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 Comedia Nacional [es]. He graduated from the Margarita Xirgu Multidisciplinary School of Dramatic Art [es] in Montevideo.[3] He directed plays and musicals such as Mi bella dama, Ópera do Malandro, and ¿Quién le teme a Italia Fausta? (which 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 [es] during its 2014 and 2015 seasons.[4]

He won the Iris Award in 2003.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Que siga la función" [Follow the Function]. El País (in Spanish). 2 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ Arias, Jorge (29 May 2010). "Omar Varela: nuestro mejor comediógrafo" [Omar Varela: Our Best Comedian]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Omar Varela" (in Spanish). Dramaturgia Uruguaya. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ Fumero, Walter (4 August 2015). "Sebastián Burgues participará en el concurso del programa Yo me llamo" [Sebastián Burgues Will Participate in the Contest of the Program Yo me llamo]. El Acontecer (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Los Iris de Oro" (in Spanish). Iris Award. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

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