José Manuel Lorenzo

Production

José Manuel Lorenzo

Born

1959-05-29 (67)

Place of birth

Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Known for

Production

Credits

10 titles

Known for

The Devil's Backbone poster
7.3

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

The Devil's Backbone

2001

Don't Tempt Me poster
5.6

Two angels, one from Heaven and one from Hell, come to Earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Don't Tempt Me

2001

The Japon poster
4.4

In 1614 a Japanese expedition led by the emperor's grandson landed in the Sevillian town of Coria del Río, and the heir to the throne fell in love with a beautiful Sevillian, formed a family and never returned to Japan. 400 years later, Emperor Satohito dies and the rightful heir turns out to be Paco Japan, a 37-year-old neighbor of Coria del Río. The life of Paco and his family will change dramatically when he sees himself overnight living in the Imperial Palace and preparing to be the new Emperors of Japan. The cultural and linguistic clash between Japanese and Andalusian will cause funny and crazy situations in this adventure where East and West shake hands.

The Japon

2019

Gipsy poster
4.5

Andres is a flamenco singer who has just gotten out of prison after being falsely convicted of the murder of Romero, a member of his band. As Andres tries to re-acclimate himself to freedom, he discovers things have not been going his way while he was up the river; his wife Lucia is having an affair with another man, while his bullying father Isidoro is obsessed with getting revenge against Don Manuel, who rules a local crime syndicate known as the Junco Family.

Gipsy

2000

To the Limit poster
6.4

A radio station receives a call from a psychopath who claims to have murdered many women. He leaves a series of clues that lead to his next victim, propelling the cops to find him before he kills her.

To the Limit

1997

Walking Vengeance poster
5.4

A woman and her three partners-in-crime plan a revenge heist against her violent narco husband in order to get rid of him and steal his money.

Walking Vengeance

2008

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Japon poster
4.4

In 1614 a Japanese expedition led by the emperor's grandson landed in the Sevillian town of Coria del Río, and the heir to the throne fell in love with a beautiful Sevillian, formed a family and never returned to Japan. 400 years later, Emperor Satohito dies and the rightful heir turns out to be Paco Japan, a 37-year-old neighbor of Coria del Río. The life of Paco and his family will change dramatically when he sees himself overnight living in the Imperial Palace and preparing to be the new Emperors of Japan. The cultural and linguistic clash between Japanese and Andalusian will cause funny and crazy situations in this adventure where East and West shake hands.

The Japon

2019

Walking Vengeance poster
5.4

A woman and her three partners-in-crime plan a revenge heist against her violent narco husband in order to get rid of him and steal his money.

Walking Vengeance

2008

Café solo... o con ellas poster
4.6

Javi, Hugo, Dani and Pedro are four friends in their late twenties trying to make a life for themselves. The cafe is where the buddies meet through the ups and downs of fast-paced lives full of basketball games, late-night partying and schemes to get what they want most: a little love and a girl who loves them.

Café solo... o con ellas

2007

Lord, Give Me Patience poster
6.3

An ultraconservative family father must spend a weekend with his dysfunctional children for the burial of his wife.

Lord, Give Me Patience

2017

Crossing Borders poster
6.5

In 1960, Martín and Marcos are forced by their difficult personal circumstances to travel to Switzerland in search of work, leaving their families in the Madrid of Franco's Spain. But they undertake more than a simple journey; they begin the road to a new life.

Crossing Borders

2006