José María Lasala del Mar (March 19, 1896–June 20, 1982), also known as Joe, was a Filipino journalist, editor, and publisher of La Prensa, a Spanish language daily newspaper of Cebu City.
He won the 1965 Zobel Prize for Literature for his article "Perfiles" published (in Spanish) in the 1963 edition of La Opinión newspaper.
del Mar received a Royal Order from President Francisco Franco of Spain for his work with the Spanish Language.
With his sister Feliciana del Mar-Florido, joined the stage plays of Buenaventura as Artistas (Actors & Actresses) during his younger days.
Information taken from the manuscript records of Dr. Michael Cullinane, associate director of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin.