Pintado was born on 29 July 1995 in
Cuenca to Fausto Pintado and Eulalia Álvarez. He was a sporty child, playing
football and distance running. He made the switch to race walking at 11 years old and went on to win the 2008 South American School Games. His debut as an adult was in 2013 at the
Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética in
Rio Maior,
Portugal. He finished 10th in the 20km race walk. He is married to Karen Palaguachi and has a son, Daniel Nicolas (born 2014) and a daughter, Montserrath (born 2020). His brother-in-law,
Claudio Villanueva is also a
race walker, who won the
2019 Pan American Games 50km race walk. == Rio 2016 ==