Villarino was born in Fazouro, Foz and began teaching himself the photographic techniques when he was 16 years old. He started working for the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia in 1993, even though he has contributed to other publications, including El Semanal.
He has won numerous prizes, including:
And has been shortlisted for:

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