Cesare Lanza (born 8 July 1942) is an Italian journalist and author.

Born in Cosenza, Lanza started working as a journalist at fourteen years old.

[1] In 1976 he became the director of Il Secolo XIX and later he directed several other newspapers and magazines.

[1] In 1976 he debuted as an author with the novel Nenè, which one year later was adapted by Salvatore Samperi into a film with the same name.

[1][2] In 2008 he made his directorial debut with the drama film La Perfezionista.