Luis León Lasa (b. 1890, d. 1986) was a Spanish-Filipino caricaturist who promoted modernist styles in the Philippines. He was born in Alcala, Cagayan, but spent most of his life in Madrid, Spain. Lasa is celebrated for his playful, expressionistic caricatures of different individuals ranging from Spanish aristocracy and athletes, to actors and politicians. He obtained a degree in Liberal Arts from the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Barcelona. In 1921, he held his first solo exhibit at the Casino Español in Manila. Holding dual citizenships in Spain and in the Philippines, he often traveled to and fro, working on a number of caricatures of notable figures such as former President of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon (1936), which is currently on display at the Quezon Memorial Shrine. The Ateneo Art Gallery in Metro Manila holds a large collection of his work, including Text 162 (1951) and Greta Garbo (1946).

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