Paquiño de A Pedrumia, Cerdedo, 1958

Virxilio Vieitez was a master photographer who developed his own distinctive style. His work depicts rural Spain in the 1950s and 1960s: unadorned and with great clarity.

Virxilio could have worked in big cities but preferred to stay in Soutelo de Montes. Perhaps because he felt the need to portray those close to him, without any artifice. Master Henry Cartier-Bresson took notice of his work and included it in his book *My Favorite Photographs*.

His work was brought to light thanks to his daughter, who recovered his photographic archive and provided us with an essential portrait of a Spain that no longer exists.