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Torre (name)
Torre is an Italian and Spanish surname meaning "tower". Notable people with the surname include: Surname *Arath de la Torre, Mexican actor *Carlos María de la Torre, Cardinal of Ecuador * Carlos Torre Repetto (1905–1978), chess grandmaster from Mexico *Della Torre, an Italian noble family *Diego de la Torre, Mexican football player *Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster *Francisco de la Torre (fl 1483–1504), Spanish composer *Frank Torre (1931-2014), American baseball player; brother of Joe Torre *Joe Torre (born 1940), American baseball player, manager and executive *Joel Torre (born 1961), Filipino actor *José Aponte de la Torre, Puerto Rican politician * José Manuel de la Torre, soccer player *José María Torre, Mexican actor *Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre, Austrian entomologist *Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentine film director *Lisandro de la Torre, Argentine politician * Manuel de la Torre, Mexican football player * Marie Torre, American TV personality *Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Manuel De La Torre
José Manuel de la Torre Menchaca (born 13 November 1965), popularly nicknamed ''Chepo'', is a Mexican former professional footballer and a manager. As a player, de la Torre played as an attacking midfielder. Playing career "Chepo" came up through the Chivas youth academies, and was an important player for all the teams he played for. He had a short stint in Europe with Spanish club Real Oviedo, where he played 32 games and scored 8 goals. He became champion with Chivas in the 1986 season defeating Cruz Azul in the Estadio Jalisco. He also played at Puebla, Cruz Azul, Tigres UANL during the 1995-96 season, and Necaxa. De la Torre was also called up for the Mexico national team on various occasions, but unfortunately he was never called for a FIFA World Cup. Career statistics International goals Managerial career Guadalajara On December 10, 2006, Guadalajara won their eleventh league championship, making de la Torre the youngest coach to win a championship in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Torre
Roma Torre (born April 20, 1958) is an American TV journalist and theater critic. She is best known for her time at cable news channel NY1, where she was a lead news presenter for over 28 years. Torre previously served as an anchor for NY1’s morning news, the station’s political news program “Inside City Hall”, and more recently "Your News Live at Noon". She has also co-anchored the inaugural ceremonies at City Hall Plaza and co-hosted the Tony Awards. Torre and four others departed NY1 in December 2020 following a Settlement (litigation), settlement in an Ageism, age and Sexism, gender discrimination lawsuit against Charter Communications. Career Torre began her career at WCBS-TV, WCBS-TV as a news writer and producer. She also spent 5 years at News 12 Networks, News 12 Long Island. In 1992, NY1 was founded and she became the news anchor for "News All Day", appearing in the daytime newscasts. Torre had taken up different roles during her career with NY1, including ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pio La Torre
Pio La Torre (; 24 December 1927 – 30 April 1982) was a leader of the Italian Communist Party (''Partito Comunista Italiano'', PCI). He was killed by the Mafia after he initiated a law that introduced a new crime in the Italian legal system, mafia conspiracy, and the possibility for the courts to seize and to confiscate the assets of the persons belonging to the mafia conspiracy. Peasant leader La Torre was born in Rocca Tagliata in the outskirts of Palermo as the son of peasants. He paid his studies as a construction worker. His political activities started as a leader of the peasant movement on Sicily, first in the Confederterra, later on as the regional secretary of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (Cgil) and finally within the Italian Communist Party (PCI). In 1948 La Torre replaced peasant leader Placido Rizzotto in Corleone who was killed by the Mafia of Luciano Leggio. In March 1950 the young student La Torre was arrested in Bisacquino while leading the figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo S
Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer *Pablo Brenes, Costa Rican footballer *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer-songwriter *Pablo Casals, Catalan cello virtuoso *Pablo Couñago, Spanish footballer *Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player *Pablo Eisenberg (born 1932), American scholar, social justice advocate, and tennis player *Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord *Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Spanish politician *Pablo Francisco, Chilean American comedian * Pablo Galdames, Chilean footballer *Pablo P. Garcia, Filipino politician *Pablo Hernández Domínguez, Spanish footballer *Pablo Ibañez, Spanish footballer *Pablo Iglesias Simón, Spanish theatre director, sound designer and playwright *Pablo Lombi, Argentine field hockey player *Pablo Darío López, Argentine footballer *Pablo Iglesias Posse, Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Torre
Oscar Torre is an American actor, film director and producer. Personal life He was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban-born parents, who immigrated to the United States as teenagers. Torre's wife is Chuti Tiu. Career Torre is known for the role of Santo in the CBS TV series ''Cane (TV series)'', as one of the leads (Miguelito) in the LIONSGATE film '' To Rob a Thief'' (Spanish: ''Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón'') and ''The Hangover Part III''. In 2014, in addition to acting and producing, Torre debuted as director of the award winning ''Pretty Rosebud'', which starred his wife Chuti Tiu. In 2018, He played mob boss Vinny Malone on '' Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots'' Torre recent starred in the Julie Roberts - Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moira Dela Torre
Moira Rachelle Bustamante Dela Torre (born November 4, 1993) is a Filipinos, Filipino singer-songwriter. Born in Olongapo, Philippines, she began as a voice artist for corporate jingles and theme songs. In 2013, she competed in The Voice of the Philippines, ''The Voice of The Philippines'', releasing her debut EP ''Moira (Moira Dela Torre EP), Moira'' following her stint in the show. She rose to fame after interpreting Libertine Amistoso's "Titibo-Tibo" in the Himig Handog music video competition, in which it won. Career 2013–2014: Career beginnings Dela Torre's career started as a voice artist working on corporate jingles and theme songs, including McDonald's Philippines, McDonald's "Hooray for Today", Surf (detergent), Surf's "Pinalaki", and Johnson & Johnson's "Signature of Love". In 2013, Dela Torre auditioned in the The Voice of the Philippines (season 1), first season of ''The Voice of the Philippines'', singing "Hallelujah" by Bamboo Mañalac. She turned only one cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Torre
Marie Torre (born Torregrossa; June 17, 1924, Brooklyn, New York – January 3, 1997) was a television personality who appeared on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1977. She was the station's first woman anchor and one of the first female anchors in the United States. She showed great versatility, easily moving from covering hard news stories, including the kidnapping of Peggy Ann Bradnick at Shade Gap, Pennsylvania, in May 1966, to interviewing such notables and newsmakers as President Lyndon B. Johnson and Coretta Scott King. She hosted a daily interview talk show, ''Contact'', later renamed ''The Marie Torre Show'', as well as public affairs programming on KDKA-TV. She served as the station's entertainment critic, including everything from motion pictures to live theatre productions, such as the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Earlier in her career, she gained some notoriety when, as a reporter for the ''New York Herald Tribune'', she refused to name the source of com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel De La Torre
Manuel Alejandro De la Torre Urbina (born June 13, 1980) is a former Mexican football defender. Career De la Torre began playing football as a defender with Club Universidad Nacional's youth sides. He progressed to Pumas' senior side where he played in the Mexican Primera División until 2004. He signed with Deportivo Toluca F.C. and would win four league titles with the club. In February 2011, he was named a member of Toluca's Hall of Fame. Honors ;Toluca * Primera División de México (3): Apertura 2005, Apertura 2008, Primera División de México Bicentenario 2010 ;UANL * Copa MX The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ... (1): Clausura 2014 References External links * 1980 births Living people Men's association football defenders Footballers from Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisandro De La Torre
Lisandro de la Torre (6 December 1868 – 5 January 1939) was an Argentine politician, born in Rosario, Santa Fe. He was considered as a model of ethics in politics. He was a national deputy and senator, a prominent polemicist, and founder of the Democratic Progressive Party in 1914. He ran twice for the office of President, in 1916 and in 1931. De la Torre became a lawyer in 1890. His thesis about municipalities and communes, as well as other works of his, gave rise to the idea of municipal autonomy in Argentina, which was included in the Argentine Constitution in the 1994 reform. In 1898 he founded the newspaper ''La República'' ("The Republic") in Rosario. Beginnings in politics A member of the Radical Civic Union (''Unión Cívica Radical'', UCR) under the leadership of Leandro Alem, de la Torre abandoned the party in 1897 due to disagreement with the new leader, Hipólito Yrigoyen. Later, in 1908, he was part of the founding group of the Southern League (''Liga del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to Torre) was the son of Argentine pioneer film director Leopoldo Torres Ríos, with whom he collaborated between 1939 and 1949. He debuted in 1947 with the short ''El muro''. His mother was an Argentinian citizen of Swedish descent. His uncle was cinematographer Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956). Torre Nilsson's first full-length film, ''El crimen de Oribe'' (1950), was an adaptation of Adolfo Bioy Casares's novel ''El perjurio de la nieve''. In 1954 he directed ''Días de odio'', based on Jorge Luis Borges's short story ''Emma Zunz''. In 1956 he directed ''Graciela'', based on Carmen Laforet's novel ''Nada'', winner of Nadal Literary Prize 1944. He also directed films about icons of Argentine history and culture: ''Martín Fierro'' (1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
