Manolo Sanlúcar (born Manuel Muñoz Alcón, 24 November 1943 – 27 August 2022)[1] was a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist.

He was considered one of the most important Spanish composers of recent times, and together with Paco de Lucía, Tomatito, and Vicente Amigo, one of the main figures in the evolution of the flamenco guitar.

Several works of the greatest interest which have placed his name among the great composers of our time include: Fantasía para guitarra y orquesta, Trebujena, Medea and Soleá, showing his attempts to merge his primary focus in music, and which toured the world as a ballet;[2] Tauromagia or Aljibe.

Discussing it further, he later declared, "Flamenco is a philosophy, the way of thinking and feeling of a whole people and its historical tradition.

Sanlúcar also composed a sort of flamenco opera on an idea by Lebrijano, to be played on the stage, although it was produced: Ven y Sígueme.