The Jorge Mantilla Ortega Prize (established in 1990) is the most prestigious journalism award in Ecuador.[1] It is awarded by El Comercio to the winners of the Concurso de Periodismo Jorge Mantilla Ortega (English: The Jorge Mantilla Ortega Journalism Competition).
Past recipients include Alfonso Reece Dousdebés, Esteban Michelena, Francisco Febres Cordero.
The award is in honor of Jorge Mantilla Ortega (1907-1979), former co-owner and editor-in-chief of the Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio.