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 | |
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 Varela in 2019 | |
| Born | 15 October 1957 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 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 |
Biography edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Que siga la función" [Follow the Function]. El País (in Spanish). 2 January 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Arias, Jorge (29 May 2010). "Omar Varela: nuestro mejor comediógrafo" [Omar Varela: Our Best Comedian]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Omar Varela" (in Spanish). Dramaturgia Uruguaya. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Los Iris de Oro" (in Spanish). Iris Award. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Falleció Omar Varela, actor, dramaturgo, director y figura clave del teatro uruguayo". El País. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
External links edit
- Page at Italia Fausta theater company at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 March 2016)