Irene Villa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Irene Villa
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1978(1978-11-21)
Age	46
Birthplace	Madrid
Country	Spain
Horoscope	Scorpio

Irene Villa Biography

Irene Villa is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 21, 1978 in Madrid, Spain. Spanish journalist turned political figure who is recognized for having been a victim in the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna separatist movement attack in Madrid. She went on to be a columnist for the newspaper La Razon.

She and fellow journalist Eduardo Aguirre were both born in Spain.

Before taking up skiing, Villa was involved in wheelchair fencing and in 2006, she participated in the Spanish Cup where she finished second. This was her first introduction to elite disability sport in Spain.

In 2007, Villa was actively training to make the 2010 Winter Paralympics. She competed in the Spanish national championships that year, the first time they were open to female sit skiers. The Campeonato de Cataluña Open de Esquí Alpino took place in late January 2010 with skiers representing five regions of Spain including Aragon, Galicia, Catalonia, Madrid and the Basque Country. She represented Madrid as a member of the ski club Club for All of Madrid, and finished first in the sitting category. She finished fourth in the Women Giant Slalom Sitting at the 2011 Europa Cup final in March in La Molina, but took the gold medal in the women’s sitting class for a January 2011 ski race sponsored by Fundación También and Santiveri, El Corte Inglés and Cetursa Sierra Nevada. In November 2011 at the first IPC-sanctioned event of the year which was held in the Netherlands, she had a DNF and eighth-place finish. She missed the 2012 Campeonatos de España de Esquí and other events in the 2011/2012 ski season because she was pregnant. In January 2013, she participated in a five-day training camp with the Equipo de Competición Fundación También de Esquí at Sierra Nevada.

She married Juan Pablo Lauro in 2011.

Irene Villa Net Worth

Irene Villa is one of the richest Journalist from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Irene Villa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She lost both of her legs and several fingers in the ETA’s 1991 terrorist attack.

She became a paralympic skier and trained to participate in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Irene Villa (born 21 November 1978) is a Spanish author and journalist who became a political figure after losing both legs in an ETA attack in Madrid at the age of 12. She was particularly vocal in her opposition to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s policy of offering peace talks to the group if they disarmed. She has since become a para-alpine skier.

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Villa grew up and as of 2012 continues to live in Madrid. In October 1991, Villa lost both of her legs and several fingers as a result of a bombing by Basque terrorist group ETA. Her father told the doctors not to do anything and that it would be better to let her die because her injuries were so extensive and her life would be full of suffering. The doctors did not heed his request. Her mother also lost a leg and an arm in the bombing. Following her experience with the attack, she has been active in opposing any government-led negotiations with ETA and the peace process for openly dealing with the group, as proposed by former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, describing them as “murderers”. She also gave frequent interviews to Spanish magazines, including ¡Hola! and Telva, before becoming a columnist herself with the Spanish newspaper La Razon.

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Irene Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Irene Villa celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.