José Manuel Lorenzo is a well-recognized figure in the Spanish audiovisual market with more than 25 years of experience. José Manuel Lorenzo is the Chairman and founder of DLO Producciones film and television production company member of Banijay Group, the world's largest content creation group for TV and multimedia platforms. Lorenzo is founder of PATE (Associated Production Companies of Spain) and has been its president until 2021. Although he studied nuclear engineering, he has dedicated his professional career to the world of media, both as a producer and director, and has held executive-level positions at major Spanish television networks: TVE, Publiespaña, Antena3, Canal + and Grupo Boomerang. Before working in film production, Lorenzo graduated as a nuclear engineer at the 'School of Industrial Engineers' in Madrid and afterward he studied Film and Theater Direction TAI and a Master's Degree in Television Marketing at San Diego State University (California) where he discovered his passion for the entertainment business. In 2004, Lorenzo became an independent producer with the creation of Grupo Drive, responsible, among others, for the international musical success 'Hoy No Me Tengo Levantar'. In 2011 he founded DLO Producciones, reaping numerous successes since its origin. Its standout scripted hits like the award-winning thriller 'La caza. Monteperdido' (TVE), the comedy movie and TV series, 'Señor, dame paciencia' (Atresmedia, Warner Pictures), a Summer 2017 box office leader in Spain, international TV series 'Dime Quién Soy'/ Mistress of war (Movistar+, Telemundo), premiered in Spain and later in USA through Peacook and HBO, and 'El Inmortal' (Movistar+, Telemundo), a 2022 Canneseries nominee. José Manuel Lorenzo has also produced the comedy movie, 'Los Japón' (Warner Bros., Atresmedia), TV movie, 'El Ángel de Budapest' (TVE), family comedy series, 'Familia' (Telecinco), miniseries, 'Mario Conde, los Días de Gloria' (Telecinco), big budget international series, 'Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste' (Mediaset, Beta Films) and comedy series, 'El Hombre de tu Vida' (TVE). In addition to his long list of TV and movie productions, Lorenzo has acted in numerous films including 'Antártida' by Manuel Huerga, 'Gitano', by Manuel Palacios, 'Al Límite' by Eduardo Campoy, 'Paris-Timbuktu' by Luis García Berlanga, 'Sin noticias de Dios' by Agustín Díaz Yanes, 'Historia de un beso' by José Luis Garci, and 'El espinazo del Diablo' by Guillermo del Toro.
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Biography from IMDb.
- May 29, 1959 (67)
- Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
- Producer and actor, also writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are José Manuel Lorenzo's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch José Manuel Lorenzo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for José Manuel Lorenzo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Aquel(2026)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
The Anatomy of a Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Gardener(2025)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Raising Voices(2024)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Past Lies(2024)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
El Inmortal: Gangs of Madrid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Japon(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Lord, Give Me Patience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Adventures of Captain Alatriste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
El pueblo más divertido de España (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Mario Conde: los días de gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Walking Vengeance(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Café solo... o con ellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Manolo y Benito Corporeision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Crossing Borders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Historia de un beso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
No News from God(2001)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Devil's Backbone(2001)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Gipsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
To the Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
La acusación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Highest rated
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Most popular right now
Raising Voices (2024)
Film career
- 2001Screen debut· The Devil's Backbone
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do José Manuel Lorenzo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is José Manuel Lorenzo's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does José Manuel Lorenzo work with?
People who share at least 2 of José Manuel Lorenzo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lucas Vidal shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Agustín Díaz YanesShared titles: Walking Vengeance (2008), No News from God (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Agustín Díaz Yanes
Writers
- Miguel Sáez CarralShared titles: The Gardener (2025), Past Lies (2024), Raising Voices (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Miguel Sáez Carral
- Adrià P. XancóShared titles: Aquel (2026), Past Lies (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Adrià P. Xancó
- Isa SánchezShared titles: The Gardener (2025), Raising Voices (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Isa Sánchez
Actors
- Elena AnayaShared titles: Past Lies (2024), Walking Vengeance (2008), No News from God (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Elena Anaya
- Victoria AbrilShared titles: Walking Vengeance (2008), No News from God (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Victoria Abril
Composers and editors
- Lucas VidalShared titles: Aquel (2026), The Gardener (2025), Past Lies (2024), Raising Voices (2024)See all 4 shared titles with Lucas Vidal
- Domi ParraShared titles: The Gardener (2025), Past Lies (2024), Raising Voices (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Domi Parra
- Joe TornosShared titles: Aquel (2026), The Gardener (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Tornos
- Miguel DobladoShared titles: Past Lies (2024), Raising Voices (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Miguel Doblado
Producers
- Miguel LorenzoShared titles: Aquel (2026), The Gardener (2025), Raising Voices (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Miguel Lorenzo
- Adriana VelascoShared titles: The Japon (2019), Walking Vengeance (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Adriana Velasco
- Mercedes GameroShared titles: The Japon (2019), No News from God (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Mercedes Gamero
- Eduardo CampoyShared titles: Walking Vengeance (2008), No News from God (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Eduardo Campoy
Mixed roles
- Gael García BernalShared titles: Walking Vengeance (2008), No News from God (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Gael García Bernal
