Name: Leonor Varela Born: December 9, 1972 Birthplace: Santiago, Chile Sign: Sagittarius Eyes: Brown Haircolor: Black Height: 5'6" (1,68 m) Parents:
Francisco Varela (neurobiologist)
Leonor Palma (dancer) Brothers/Sisters:
Alejandra, Javier and Gabriel Partner: Anthony Mandler (photographer) Lives in: Los Angeles, USA - but she's a globetrotter ;-)
What she likes about her most: her scar on the lip
Looks up to: her father, Francisco Varela
Favourite sport: Surfing
Life philosophy: "Amar al vecino como a uno mismo."
In 2002 she played a beautiful vampire-princess in Blade II - which included martial arts training for her.
Leonor studies Kabbalah, one of her favorite books is "The power of now" written by E. Tolle.
Leonor has done many independent or national productions, so she was recognized by the critics without getting in the spotlight of the tabloids.
In 2003 Leonor networked for freedom - against the war for oil. In times of public repression she showed a lot of courage to speak out and work for peace, because she knows what war means.
It was one of the big romances in the tabloids 1999, Leonor felt in love with Billy at the Cleopatra-set. He played Mark Antony in the movie.
Back in 1996/97 Leonor started up in the Chilean TV soap TIC TAC, which made her wellknown in Chile.
Leonor's Father Francisco Varela (September 7, 1946 - May 28, 2001) was a Chilean biologist and philosopher most well-known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology.
In January 2006 she was part of a campaign to support the now-president Michelle Bachelet in Chile.
She beat out 35 other actresses to play the title role in Cleopatra.
She appeared on the cover of thirteen separate editions of the Maxim magazine, each naming a different North American city as the greatest on Earth.
She was featured as #11 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement.
She is now engaged to photographer Anthony Mandler and plans to marry him in 2006.
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