Venancio Ariel Ramos Villanueva (born 20 June 1959) is a Uruguayan former football striker, who was nicknamed "Chicharra" during his professional career.

In 1984, he joined French side Lens before returning to South America in 1986 to play for Independiente of Argentina.

Ramos returned to Uruguay in 1989 where he played for Racing Montevideo then Peñarol's fiercest rivals Nacional.

In his later years he played for Defensor Sporting and finally El Tanque Sisley.

He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number nineteen jersey.