José María Torre

José María Torre
Torre in 2012
Born
José María Torre Hütt
Other namesChema
Occupation(s)Actor, fashion designer

José María Torre is a Mexican Salvadoran-born actor and fashion designer known for his roles in telenovelas. 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.[1]

He started his acting career when his family moved to Mexico City at the age of 5 years old doing commercials.[2] 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. 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. In addition to his acting career, he also pursued fashion design; he released his line of clothes on October 27, 2005.[3]

Several years later, he debuted in Telemundo 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

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Reevolución Miguel Short film
2009 Daniel and Ana Rafa
2010 Seres: Génesis Bernardo
2010 El efecto tequila Diego
2012 Después de Lucía Joaquín
2013 Sobre ella Christian
2014 The Popcorn Chronicles Cristo
2014 Más negro que la noche Pedro
2016 Sundown Christian

Television roles

Year Title Role Notes
1989–1990 Hora marcada Horacio (child) / Sebastián 2 episodes
1990 Un rostro en mi pasado Roberto Estrada (child)
1990 Yo compro esa mujer Alejandro (child)
1990 Amor de nadie Richi
1993 Los parientes pobres Luisito Santos
1994 Agujetas de color de rosa Daniel Armendáres
1996 Luz Clarita Israel
1996 Bendita mentira Benny
1996 Marisol Daniel "Danny" Linares
1997–2003 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles 4 episodes
1997 Mi pequeña traviesa Toño
1998 Vivo por Elena Julio
1999–2000 Mujeres engañadas Ricardo 7 episodes
2000 Carita de ángel Leonel
2000 Primer amor, a mil por hora Bruno Baldomero Cano
2001 Primer amor, tres años después Bruno Baldomero Cano Television film
2001 La intrusa Aldo Junquera Brito
2001 Salomé José Armando
2004–2005 Apuesta por un amor Luis Pedraza
2006 Duelo de pasiones Ángel Valtierra
2012 XY Tony Hernández 3 episodes
2012–present Corona de lágrimas Edmundo Chavero Also starring; 112 episodes
2013 Gossip Girl: Acapulco Federico Zaga 3 episodes
2015 Dueños del paraíso Adán Romero Main cast; 67 episodes
2016 Señora Acero: La Coyote Larry Pérez "El Cheneque" Main cast (season 3); 80 episodes
2017 Guerra de ídolos Isaac Solar Main cast; 49 episodes
2018 Por amar sin ley Roberto Morelli Main cast (seasons 12)
2019 Médicos Roberto Morelli Guest star (with Altaír Jarabo)

References

  1. ^ José María Torre cree en el amor para toda la vida Archived 2006-09-03 at the Wayback Machine ("José María Torre believes in love for the rest of your life"), article on esmas.com
  2. ^ "TVNotas ¡Irresistible!".
  3. ^ José María Torre presenta línea de ropa Archived 2007-02-24 at the Wayback Machine ("José María presents his line of clothes"), article on esmas.com