Darío Villalba Flórez

The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is painting, photography and figure skating. Work by Darío Villalba Flórez is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Institut Valencià d'Art Modern. Distinctions recorded are National Award for Plastic Arts and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.

• Name — Darío Villalba • Full Name — Darío Villalba Flórez • Born — 22 February 1939 • Birthplace — San Sebastián, Spain • Died — 16 June 2018 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Coach — Thea Frenssen • Began Skating — c. 1950 Villalba

Darío Villalba Flórez was born on 22 February 1939 in San Sebastián. He began skating at age 11 in Philadelphia, where his father was serving as the Spanish consul. He returned to Spain when he was 14 years old. As the only rink in Spain was small and of poor quality, his parents sent him to Chamonix, France, where he was taught by a German coach, Thea Frenssen. At the age of 16, he represented Spain at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He placed 14th of 16 competitors in the men's singles event. He then finished 15th at the 1956 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In 1983 he received Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts. In 2002, Villalba became a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

• International • Event — 1956 • Winter Olympics — 14th • World Championships — 15th

Homenaje a Lucio Fontana (Sitting Gioconda. Recorded as having received National Award for Plastic Arts and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.