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Darío Villanueva was born on 5 June, 1950 in Vilalba, Galicia, Spain, is an author. Discover Darío Villanueva's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Literary critic
literary theorist
author
professor
director of the RAE |
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74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
5 June 1950 |
| Birthday |
5 June |
| Birthplace |
Vilalba, Galicia, Spain |
| Nationality |
Spain |
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Darío Villanueva Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Darío Villanueva's Wife?
His wife is María Ermitas Penas Varela
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María Ermitas Penas Varela |
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Beatriz (b. 1978) José Francisco (b. 1984) |
Darío Villanueva Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Darío Villanueva worth at the age of 74 years old? Darío Villanueva’s income source is mostly from being a successful author. He is from Spain. We have estimated
Darío Villanueva's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Timeline
Elected to the D seat of the Real Academia Española on 5 July 2007, Villanueva began his post on 8 June 2008. He was secretary of the Real Academia Española from December 2009 on. After José Manuel Blecua stepped down as director, Villanueva was elected on 11 December 2014 (28 votes against 5). He began his directorship on 8 January 2015.
He has received various awards, such as the Gold Medal from the Compostela Group of Universities, the National Order of Merit of Ecuador in 2001, and the Castelao Medal from the Xunta de Galicia in 2005. He is a member of the Xaime Quesada Blanco Foundation, created in 2007 by Jaime Quesada Porto.
He is married to María Ermitas Penas Varela, who is also a professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela. In 1978, their daughter Beatriz was born. She is a licentiate of law and has a master's degree in which she focused on international solidarity in the European Union. Their son José Francisco was born in 1984. He is a student of business management and administration.
In 1972, Villanueva obtained a good honours degree in Romance philology from the University of Santiago de Compostela, and in 1976, he received his doctorate cum laude in Hispanic philology from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He was the secretary and later the dean of the Faculty of Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela from 1978 to 1990. In June 1994, he became rector and in May 1998 he was re-elected for another four-year term. He was also a visiting professor at Middlebury College in 1987, at the University of Colorado in 1988 and 1993, and at the University of Burgundy from 1989 to 1991.
The son of an Asturian father and a Galician mother, Villanueva grew up in Luarca, Asturias, where his father served as a judge. He later moved to Lugo, Galicia, where he completed his secondary schooling. In 1970, he relocated to A Coruña.
Francisco Darío Villanueva Prieto (born 5 June 1950) is a Spanish literary theorist and critic, and is the director of the Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española) as of 11 December 2014. He has been a member of the academy since 2007, and he occupies the chair corresponding to the letter D.
