Manuel Lourenzo

Manuel María Lourenzo Pérez (15 April 1943 – 10 August 2025) was a Spanish theatre director, actor and playwright.

Life and career Lourenzo was born in Ferreira do Valadouro, Lugo, on 15 April 1943. In 1978, he co-founded the Galician Dramatic School.

He wrote around 300 dramatic works in Galician, including Romería ás covas do Demo (1975) and Veladas indecentes (1996), as well as a novel, O Moucho. He also acted on stage, as well as in films including Urxa (1989) and Mareas vivas (1998). He translated a number of classic and contemporary plays into Galician.

He was awarded the National Prize for Dramatic Literature for Veladas indecentes (1997).

Lourenzo died on 10 August 2025, in A Coruña, at the age of 82.