Manuel Quiroga (composer)

Maestro Quiroga
A bust of Maestro Quiroga in Madrid
Born
Manuel López-Quiroga Miquel

(1899-01-30)30 January 1899
Died13 December 1988(1988-12-13) (aged 89)
Madrid, Spain

Manuel López-Quiroga Miquel (January 30, 1899 – December 13, 1988), better known as Maestro Quiroga, was a Spanish composer especially known for his coplas, cuplés, and zarzuelas. He was also a pianist and one of the group of songwriters, Quintero, León and Quiroga, who created some of Spain's most popular and best-known songs from the mid-twentieth century.