José Luis Gago del Val, OP (4 July 1934 – 22 December 2012) was a Spanish Dominican friar, journalist and writer. He was one of the founders and directors of Cadena COPE, where he made highly rated and socially influential programmes, such as ''La linterna'' and ''La mañana''. He also collaborated with other written and audiovisual media, such as the newspaper ''ABC'', the magazine ''Ecclesia'' and the channel ''Trece''.