Presentamos e reproducimos As estrelas están lonxe (1966-1967) de Manuel María, a partir do mecanoscrito conservado no Archivo General de la Administración de Alcalá de Henares, nos expedientes da Junta de la Censura Teatral do ano 1970. Esta obra dramática fora premiada en 1967 cun accésit na IV edición do Premio Castelao convocado pola Agrupación Cultural O Galo, mais non foi representada nin editada, e o seu texto permanecía ignorado. As estrelas están lonxe tematiza e problematiza a emigración galega a Europa, apuntando as causas socioeconómicas que a provocan e expondo as súas consecuencias psicolóxicas. A publicación desta obra inédita permite completar o corpus teatral do autor lucense.
This article presents and publishes for the first time the play As estrelas están lonxe (1966-1967) by Manuel María, based on the typescript discovered among the theatre censorship archive files for 1970 at the General Administrative Archive in Alcalá de Henares. As estrelas están lonxe was awarded second place in the 4th Castelao Prize, organised by the O Galo cultural association in 1967, but was never staged or published and thus remained unknown. The play explores the phenomenon of Galician emigration in Europe, examining the socioeconomic causes behind it and its psychological consequences. The discovery and publication of As estrelas están lonxe marks the completion of the corpus of dramatic works by Manuel María.