Leonor Varela (born December 29, 1972) is a Chilean actress.
She was born in Santiago, Chile. Her parents are the famous Chileanbiologist Francisco Varela and Leonor Palma, a French-Hungarian dancer.She has one sister Alejandra and two brothers, Javier and Gabriel.
Varela's family fled to Costa Rica in her early childhood when herhomeland was overtaken by a military regime. She subsequently residedin Germany, the U.S., and France. In the early 1990s her parents movedback to Chile, while she remained in Paris where she studied acting atthe Neils Arestrup's School, The Ecole de Passage, and ConservatoireSuperieur de Paris.
She was born in Santiago, Chile. Her parents are the famous Chileanbiologist Francisco Varela and Leonor Palma, a French-Hungarian dancer.She has one sister Alejandra and two brothers, Javier and Gabriel.
Varela's family fled to Costa Rica in her early childhood when herhomeland was overtaken by a military regime. She subsequently residedin Germany, the U.S., and France. In the early 1990s her parents movedback to Chile, while she remained in Paris where she studied acting atthe Neils Arestrup's School, The Ecole de Passage, and ConservatoireSuperieur de Paris.