Irene Villa

Irene Villa
	Villa in February 2013
Personal information
Birth name	Irene Villa González
Nationality	Spanish
Born	21 November 1978 (age 45); Madrid, Spain
Website	http://www.irenevilla.org/
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Event(s)	Downhill; Slalom; Giant slalom; Super combined; Super G

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.