Visual artist. She also writes and has worked as a teacher, translator and manager. As manager she has collaborated with various institutions organizing activities that blend the exhibition of works of art with academic presentations. All of them have been centered in the link between art and economy, in particular face to the "dematerialization" of the art. Some of these events are: Habeas corpus III Public Art Forum, Public Art Room Siqueiros (2004); The customer is always right, V Forum of Public Art, Room of Public Art Siqueiros (2008), The company is me, Casa del Lago, UNAM (2014). Villela has taught in various institutions including ENAP (now FAD) of UNAM, Universidad Iberoamericana, CEACO in La Curtiduria, Oaxaca. She has collaborated with various publications at national and international level. As an artist, Villela has shown her work individually and collectively in Mexico and abroad. She is currently a member of the National System of Creators of FONCA.