▁Mexico ▁and ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁Spain ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Life ▁Vill al ob os ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁Mexico , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Brazil . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Barcelona . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁market ing ▁and ▁Spanish ▁literature . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁market ▁research ▁and ▁published ▁travel ▁stories , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁literary ▁and ▁film ▁criticism . ▁Vill al ob os ▁has ▁research ed ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁avant - gar de ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁César ▁A ira , ▁and ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁of ▁pip elines ▁for ▁elect rical ▁install ations . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁Vill al ob os ' s ▁first ▁book , ▁F i esta ▁en ▁la ▁m adr igu era ▁ 2 1 , ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁Portuguese , ▁French , ▁Italian , ▁German , ▁Roman ian , ▁Dutch ▁and ▁ 4 2 1 ▁English . ▁Its ▁English ▁translation , ▁Down ▁the ▁Rab bit ▁H ole ▁by ▁Ros al ind ▁Har vey , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁publishing ▁house ▁And ▁Other ▁St ories . ▁ ▁Down ▁the ▁Rab bit ▁H ole ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Guardian ▁First ▁Book ▁Award . ▁His ▁second ▁novel , ▁Qu es ad illas , ▁is ▁also ▁translated ▁by ▁Ros al