Virgilio "Villo" R. González (May 18, 1926 – July 16, 2014) was a Cuban-born political activist, locksmith, and one of the five men arrested at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972.
The break-in led to the Watergate scandal and the eventual resignation of United States President Richard Nixon two years later.
[4] After arriving in Miami, González became involved with the anti-Castro movement in the United States[citation needed] and continued to work as a locksmith.
[7] González was portrayed in All the President's Men, the 1976 film retelling the events of the Watergate scandal, by Nate Esformes.
González left the lock picking business and later ran a mechanic shop, and when asked if he was happy, responded "Of course, I am living again".