Varela was born and grew up in Södermalm on the south side of Stockholm. Both of his parents are from Galicia[1] and he did not learn Swedish until he started school. During middle school, he became friends with Gustaf Skarsgård, son of actor Stellan Skarsgård. Varela did not then know of the famous Skarsgård family because he mostly watched Spanish satellite television. When his friend Skarsgård applied to a selective upper secondary school, Södra Latin's drama program near where both boys lived, Varela wanted to do the same. The elder Skarsgård gave the young Varela a few hours of acting instructions and he was accepted by the school. Varela said he was surprised, because he had shown up in a track suit and looked more like a chav than an aspiring actor.[2]
Career
After a brief appearance in the soap opera Nya tider, he left Sweden for a while and on returning worked as a construction worker with small acting jobs for a sideline. After reading the bestselling Swedish crime novel Snabba Cash and hearing that a film production company Tre Vänner was adapting the book for the big screen he set his sights on starring as the Swedish-Chilean drug dealer Jorge Salinas. Varela convinced the director Daniel Espinosa to give him a screen test. Espinosa, who himself is of Chilean descent, had stated he wanted someone with roots in Chile, and Varela would eventually land the role.[2]
His upcoming projects are 477 dagar (477 Days) co-starring again with Gustaf Skarsgård based on the true story of two Swedish journalists who spent over year in an Ethiopian prison;[14]Fartblinda, a Swedish TV series set in the world of finance;[15] and American independent film Heavy.[16]
^"Hasta hace cuatro años era un "cabeza negra" (inmigrante) en Suecia. Yo me siento cambadés" (in Spanish). Diario de Arousa. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ abTorén Björling, Sanna (August 10, 2012). "Det är inte synd om mig för att jag får etnoroller". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
^Lindblad, Helena (January 15, 2010). "Snabba cash". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
^Andersson, Jan-Olov (August 14, 2012). "Snabba cash II" – både rörigare och mer förutsägbar än ettan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
^"Malin Buska i Snabba cash 3". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). August 24, 2012.
^. www.dn.se. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07.
^Euro TV Place: "Swedish Crime Drama Arne Dahl Returning with New Series". Accessed 26 October 2015
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Padin and the second or maternal family name is Varela Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela born 23 June 1980 is a Swedish actor Matias VarelaVarela on 21 January 2013BornLouis Matias Karl Padin Varela 1980 06 23 23 June 1980 age 42 Stockholm SwedenOther namesLouis Matias Padin VarelaOccupationActorYears active2000 presentHeight1 79 m 5 ft 10 1 2 in Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditVarela was born and grew up in Sodermalm on the south side of Stockholm Both of his parents are from Galicia 1 and he did not learn Swedish until he started school During middle school he became friends with Gustaf Skarsgard son of actor Stellan Skarsgard Varela did not then know of the famous Skarsgard family because he mostly watched Spanish satellite television When his friend Skarsgard applied to a selective upper secondary school Sodra Latin s drama program near where both boys lived Varela wanted to do the same The elder Skarsgard gave the young Varela a few hours of acting instructions and he was accepted by the school Varela said he was surprised because he had shown up in a track suit and looked more like a chav than an aspiring actor 2 Career EditAfter a brief appearance in the soap opera Nya tider he left Sweden for a while and on returning worked as a construction worker with small acting jobs for a sideline After reading the bestselling Swedish crime novel Snabba Cash and hearing that a film production company Tre Vanner was adapting the book for the big screen he set his sights on starring as the Swedish Chilean drug dealer Jorge Salinas Varela convinced the director Daniel Espinosa to give him a screen test Espinosa who himself is of Chilean descent had stated he wanted someone with roots in Chile and Varela would eventually land the role 2 Easy Money was a success 3 and Varela went on to star in both sequels Easy Money II Hard to Kill 2012 and Easy Money III Life Deluxe 2013 4 5 He also got the part of Police Detective Jorge Chavez in the big budget TV series Arne Dahl 6 In series 2 Alexander Salzberger replaced him 7 Varela had his first international role in an episode of Covert Affairs 8 as a Basque terrorist In 2013 he was in several episodes of Showtime s The Borgias in the prominent part of Ferdinand II of Naples 9 10 Among his projects in 2015 and 2016 were Johan Renck s quirky crime drama Ettor och nollor alongside his old friend Gustaf Skarsgard 11 the 2015 remake Point Break 12 and the video game adaptation Assassin s Creed with Michael Fassbender 13 In 2017 he starred as Jorge Salcedo Cabrera the head of security for the Cali Cartel in season three of the Netflix series Narcos In 2020 he reprised the role in the second season of Narcos Mexico His upcoming projects are 477 dagar 477 Days co starring again with Gustaf Skarsgard based on the true story of two Swedish journalists who spent over year in an Ethiopian prison 14 Fartblinda a Swedish TV series set in the world of finance 15 and American independent film Heavy 16 In 2020 he starred in HBO Max s 17 Raised by Wolves by director Ridley Scott and Scott Free Productions 18 References Edit Hasta hace cuatro anos era un cabeza negra inmigrante en Suecia Yo me siento cambades in Spanish Diario de Arousa 20 January 2013 Retrieved 15 September 2018 a b Toren Bjorling Sanna August 10 2012 Det ar inte synd om mig for att jag far etnoroller Dagens Nyheter in Swedish Lindblad Helena January 15 2010 Snabba cash Dagens Nyheter in Swedish Andersson Jan Olov August 14 2012 Snabba cash II bade rorigare och mer forutsagbar an ettan Aftonbladet in Swedish Malin Buska i Snabba cash 3 Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish August 24 2012 Arne Dahls deckare om A gruppen snart i tv DN SE www dn se Archived from the original on 2012 01 07 Euro TV Place Swedish Crime Drama Arne Dahl Returning with New Series Accessed 26 October 2015 Covert Affairs TV Guide com Matias Varela till Hollywood Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish July 28 2012 Magrath Jordan May 5 2013 The Borgias Season 3 Episode 4 The Ball of Chestnuts tvequals com Varela klar for Rencks thrillerserie Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish March 5 2013 Matias Varela med i Point break Svenske Matias Varela i storfilmen Assassin s creed Forsta bilderna pa Gustaf Skarsgard Matias Varela i filmen 438 dagar Fartblinda i TV4 C More Julia Ragnarsson Matias Varela i nya tv serien HEAVY WTFilms Ridley Scott s Raised by Wolves Moving from TNT to HBO Max The Hollywood Reporter 29 October 2019 Raised by Wolves Matias Varela Cast in Ridley Scott s Sci Fi Drama Series 18 March 2019 External links EditMatias Varela at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matias Varela amp oldid 1126991377, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
