Manuel Lourenzo

Biography

Manuel María Lourenzo Pérez was a Spanish theatre director, actor, and playwright born on April 15, 1943, in Ferreira do Valadouro, Lugo. He co-founded the Galician Dramatic School in 1978 and won the National Prize for Dramatic Literature for his work "Veladas indecentes" (1997). Lourenzo was a prolific writer, penning over 300 dramatic works in Galician, as well as acting in films like "Urxa" (1989) and "Mareas vivas" (1998). He passed away on August 10, 2025, at the age of 82.