Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2008 Villanueva mere ihe mbụ ya n'ime ụlọ na 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships ma na-agba ọsọ na Olympics maka oge mbụ, na-asọmpi na okpomọkụ nke 800 m na 2008 Beijing Games. Ọ bụ onye mmeri ọlaọcha na mita 800 na 2008 Central American na Caribbean Championship, na-agwụ n'azụ Andy González nke Cuba. Na World Military Track and Field Championships na June 2009, ọ bịara nke anọ na 1500 m. Villanueva meriri ọla nchara na 1500 m na 2009 South American Championships na Athletics, mana ọ bụ onye nrite ọla edo na ihe omume ahụ na
Asọmpi CAC nke afọ 2009. A họpụtara ya ka ọ gbaa ọsọ mita 800 na 2009 World Championships na Athletics (ọ bụ ezie na ọ lekwasịrị anya na ogologo oge mpaghara) ma kpochapụ ya na agba nke mbụ.