Manuel Pineda Calderón es un imaginero que trabajó durante el segundo tercio del siglo xx en Alcalá de Guadaíra, Sevilla, aunque su obra se reparte fundamentalmente por casi toda Andalucía y Extremadura, entre otros lugares. Su obra está dentro de la corriente neobarroca de la imaginería andaluza que perdura hasta la actualidad. Este estudio pretende mostrar su trabajo en Tocina y la Vega de Sevilla. Para ello ha sido consultada la documentación original e inédita conservada sobre algunas de sus obras. A través de destacados documentos redactados en su taller alcalareño como contratos y cartas, podemos reconstruir las circunstancias en las que fueron realizadas muchas de sus obras.
Manuel Pineda Calderón is a sculptor who worked during the second third of the twentieth century in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Seville. However, his work art is spread almost all around Andalusia and Extremadura, among other places. His work is part of the new baroque tendency of the Andalusian imagery which lasts until nowadays. This survey pretends to show his work in Tocina and the Sevillian Meadows. For this purpose, it has been searched the original and unpublished documentation preserved about some of his works. Through his outstanding written documents in his work place in Alcalá like contracts and letters, we can rebuild the circumstances in which many of his works were made.