The renowned journalist, columnist and writer, Manuel Alcántara (Manuel Porras Alcántara), who passed away on April 17th 2019 at the age of 91 years, is commemorated in Rincón de la Victoria with a sculpture beneath a vertical garden in the plaza José Domínguez Galdón “Pepe el Boticario”. The square lies between the promenade and the main road.

The writer appears sitting on a bench, cigarette in one hand and his cane in the other.

Next to him there is a bronze piece from the book of poems Este verano en Málaga (This Summer in Malaga) and a plaque with the inscription: Tu rincón, en tu Mediterráneo, una perfecta simbiosis entre arena y agua (Your corner, in your Mediterranean, a perfect symbiosis between sand and water).

This bronze sculpture is by Francisco Martín.

On the other side to the sculpture is this…