Luis Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea (born 26 June 1939) is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as President of Ecuador from 24 May 1981 to 10 August 1984.

Afterwards, he lectured political sociology at his alma mater and at the Centro Andino of the University of New Mexico.

At the time, it was the most radical among Ecuador's non-Marxist parties and Hurtado was suspected by his right-wing opponents of being a "closet Marxist".

[2] In 1979, Hurtado was chosen as running mate of presidential candidate Jaime Roldós Aguilera of the populist Concentration of People's Forces.

Hurtado succeeded Roldós Aguilera as President of Ecuador and served out the rest of his term.