José María Torre (born José María Torre Hütt on November 4, 1977, in San Salvador, El Salvador) is a Mexican Salvador-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in

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s. He is the brother of Fátima Torre and Andrea Torre. He started his career at the age of five doing television commercials.

Biography

Born in San Salvador, El Salvador into a large family, that encompasses four brothers and six sisters, two of them are actresses: Andrea and Fátima. Jose María is

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.''José María Torre cree en el amor para toda la vida''
("José María Torre believes in love for the rest of your life"), article on

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He started his acting career when his family moved to

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at the age of 5 years old doing commercials. At age 12, he obtained a small role in the telenovela ''Yo compro esa mujer'', playing the child version of Alejandro (

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). Later that year, he also appeared in ''Amor de nadie'' starred by

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. Three years later, he played the character of Lucero's brother in ''Los parientes pobres''. In 1994, he also starred in ''Agujetas de color de rosa'' and also performed two songs for the telenovela's soundtrack: "Siempre estarás en mí" (duet with

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) and "Cruce de sonrisas". Since then, he has made more than ten telenovelas with

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. In addition to his acting career, he also pursued

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; he released his line of clothes on October 27, 2005.''José María Torre presenta línea de ropa''
("José María presents his line of clothes"), article on

Several years later, he debuted in

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and starred in ''Dueños del paraíso'' with

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and Jorge Zabaleta. In 2016, he obtained a major villain role in ''Señora Acero: La Coyote'', opposite Carolina Miranda and Luis Ernesto Franco. Two years after, he returned to Televisa and joined the legal drama ''Por amar sin ley'' in the role of Roberto Morelli, one of the key lawyers of the Vega y Asociados law firm who falls in love with Victoria Escalante ( Altaír Jarabo).

Filmography

Film

Television roles

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torre, Jose Maria 1977 births Living people Mexican male child actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican fashion designers Male actors from Mexico City Mexican Roman Catholics