Virginia Mendez is a graduate of the Margarita Xirgú Municipal School of Dramatic Art (Montevideo, Uruguay). She has worked in a professional capacity since the 80s. She is one of the founding members of the Italia Fausta Theater Company, one of the most prestigious and successful theater companies in Uruguay. She joined Petru Valenski and Luis Charamelo in "Who's Afraid of Italia Fausta?," a play that had a 15-year run. In the art field she has participated in the design and development of props, wardrobe, and stage design in over 250 Uruguayan plays. In 1988 she received the Florencio prize for best actress in the Rubro Theater for Children.
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