José Manuel Lorenzo Torres (born 29 May 1959) is a Spanish audiovisual producer and television executive.

Life and career

José Manuel Lorenzo Torres was born on 29 May 1959 in

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...

, to a mother and a father both working as educators. He is the brother of actor

Francis Lorenzo Francisco Javier Lorenzo Torres (born September 24, 1960), better known as Francis Lorenzo, is a Spanish actor and presenter. He is the brother of producer José Manuel Lorenzo. Filmography Feature Films * '' Las cosas del querer'' (1989), ...

and the husband of artist Olga Andrino, with whom he has had 2 children. He earned a title of industrial engineer from the in Madrid, and a master's degree in nuclear plant design from the

ICAI The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, abbreviated as ICAI, is India's largest professional accounting body under the administrative control of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It was established on 1 July 1949 ...

. For a time, he worked in the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant. In 1995, he became the director general of Antena 3. From 1998 to 2004, he helmed

Canal+ Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

. He has founded several audiovisual production ventures, including Drive Televisión (2004), and DLO Producciones (2011). In 2008, he was appointed the executive chairman of .

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