Omar Varela
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 |
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
[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)
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