José María Torre is a Mexican actor and fashion designer known for his roles in
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
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
Catholic
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.
[''José María Torre cree en el amor para toda la vida''](_blank)
("José María Torre believes in love for the rest of your life"), article on esmas.com
He started his acting career when his family moved to
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
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 (
Eduardo Yáñez). Later that year, he also appeared in ''Amor de nadie'' starred by
Lucía Méndez
Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Career
Her first work in television was in the telenovela “Muchacha itali ...
. 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
Irán Castillo) and "Cruce de sonrisas". Since then, he has made more than ten telenovelas with
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
. In addition to his acting career, he also pursued
fashion design
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has varied over time and place. "A fashion design ...
; he released his line of clothes on October 27, 2005.
[''José María Torre presenta línea de ropa''](_blank)
("José María presents his line of clothes"), article on esmas.com
Several years later, he debuted in
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content ...
and starred in ''Dueños del paraíso'' with
Kate del Castillo 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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esmas.com
Profilean
chat archiveat the
telenovela database
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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
Year of birth missing (living people)