Omar Varela

Omar Varela (born 15 October 1957) is a Uruguayan actor, director, playwright, and teacher, the founder of the theater company Italia Fausta.
Biography.
Omar Varela settled in Brazil, after having been part of the stable cast of the . He graduated from the in Montevideo. 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 "" during its 2014 and 2015 seasons.
He won the Iris Award in 2003.