Freelance, Universidad de la República & Universidad Tecnológica
@ gamescom latam 2025 (In-person & online)

I am a Uruguayan composer, sound designer and guitarist. I have worked in numerous video games released on all major platforms and films, and have received awards from Uruguay’s Ministry of Education and Culture, Fulbright, the Kino London Short Film Festival and Columbia College Chicago among others. Additional publications of my work include a wide range of music albums, books, articles and software.
I hold a Master's Degree in Music Composition for the Screen from Columbia College Chicago (United States), and two two Bachelor’s degrees from the Universidad de la República (Uruguay): one in Music Composition, and another one in Guitar Performance.
I work at the Universidad de la República and the Universidad Tecnológica (Uruguay), and have I have held teaching positions at two other universities: Columbia College Chicago and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay, and have worked for composers such as Joel Corelitz, Roque Baños, Tom Howe, Ilya Levinson and Sebastian Huydts.
- Contact email: fakeemail@bigfestival.com.br
- Website: https://gonzalovarela.com
- Country: Uruguay
- State: Montevideo