Leonor Varela

Name: Leonor Varela
Place of Birth: Santiago de Chile, Chile
Date of Birth: December 9, 1972
Residency: France
Nationality: Chilean
Occupation: Actress
Background info: Held self-exile in Costa Rica to escape from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet
How she became famous: appearing in men’s magazine-Maxim magazine- which fuelled her acceleration to success after having featured for 13 separate editions of said magazine
Biggest achievement: Was able to outshine 35 other actresses to play the title role in Cleopatra, which made grand air appearance in 1991