Spanish audiovisual producer and television executive
José Manuel Lorenzo |
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Born | José Manuel Lorenzo Torres (1959-05-29) 29 May 1959 (age 65)
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Occupations | - Film producer
- television producer
- television executive
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Spouse | Olga Andrino |
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Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Francis Lorenzo (brother) |
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José Manuel Lorenzo Torres (born 29 May 1959) is a Spanish audiovisual producer and television executive.
Life and career
José Manuel Lorenzo Torres[1] was born on 29 May 1959 in Pontevedra, to a mother and a father both working as educators.[2][3] He is the brother of actor Francis Lorenzo and the husband of artist Olga Andrino, with whom he has had 2 children.[4] He earned a title of industrial engineer from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales [es] in Madrid, and a master's degree in nuclear plant design from the ICAI.[5] For a time, he worked in the Trillo Nuclear Power Plant.[4] In 1995, he became the director general of Antena 3.[6] From 1998 to 2004, he helmed Canal+.[7]
He has founded several audiovisual production ventures, including Drive Televisión (2004), and DLO Producciones (2011).[4] In 2008, he was appointed as the executive chairman of Boomerang TV [es].[8]
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