Torres

Torres is a Portuguese and Spanish languages surname meaning "Towers". It may refer to the following people or fictional characters:

People

Athletes

• Abraham Torres, Venezuelan boxer
• Andrés Torres, Puerto Rican baseball player
• Arturo Torres, American soccer player
• Aureliano Torres, Paraguayan footballer
• Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer
• Carolina Torres, Chilean pole vaulter
• Cristián Torres, Argentine footballer
• Dara Torres, American swimmer
• Dilson Torres, Venezuelan baseball player
• Erick Torres, Peruvian footballer
• Eve Torres (born 1984), American professional wrestler
• Félix Ricardo Torres, Paraguayan footballer
• Fernando Torres (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer
• Georgie Torres, Puerto Rican basketball player
• Héctor Torres, Mexican baseball player
• Johnny Torres, American soccer player
• José Torres (1936–2009), Puerto Rican boxer
• José Francisco Torres, American soccer player
• Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
• Macnelly Torres, Colombian footballer
• Mariano Torres, Argentine footballer
• Miguel Angel Torres (born 1981), American MMA fighter
• Miguel Torres Gomez, Spanish footballer
• Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
• Raymundo Torres, Mexican boxer
• Roger Torres, Colombian footballer
• Salomón Torres, Dominican baseball player
• Sandra Torres, Argentine marathon runner
• Sergio Torres, Argentine footballer
• Todd Torres, Puerto Rican swimmer
• Xavi Torres, Spanish footballer

Performers and media figures

• Antonio Torres Jurado, Spanish guitarist and guitar maker
• Bartolomé de Torres Naharro, Spanish dramatist
• Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress
• Diego Torres, Argentinian pop singer
• Eddie Torres, Puerto Rican salsa dance instructor
• Eugenio Torres Villarreal, Mexican professional wrestler, television host and rapper
• Fernanda Torres, Brazilian actress
• Fernando Torres (actor), Brazilian actor
• Gina Torres, American actress
• Guillermo José Torres, Puerto Rican TV reporter
• Joe Torres, American TV actor
• Judy Torres, Puerto Rican pop musician and dancer
• Liz Torres, American actress, singer and comedienne
• Nestor Torres, Puerto Rican jazz flautist
• Rawy Torres, Puerto Rican musician
• Roberto Torres, Cuban musician
• Samantha Torres, Spanish model
• Tico Torres, American musician and Bon Jovi drummer

Artists and writers

• Alberto Torres, Brazilian social thinker
• Angelo Torres, American cartoonist
• Ben Fong-Torres, American rock journalist
• Diego de Torres Vargas, Puerto Rican historian
• Diego de Torres y Villaroel, Spanish writer
• Edwin Torres (poet), American/Puerto Rican poet
• Felix Gonzales-Torres, Cuban artist
• Joaquín Torres García, Uruguayan artist
• Julio Romero de Torres, Spanish painter
• Luis Llorens Torres, Puerto Rican writer and politician
• Tereska Torres, French novelist

Politicians and public figures

• Abdelkhalek Torres, journalist and leader of Morocco
• Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian Roman Catholic priest
• Camilo Torres Tenorio, Colombian politician
• Edwin Torres (judge), American supreme court judge
• Esteban Edward Torres, Californian politician
• Ignacio Torres Magaña, Mexican politician
• Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican politician
• Juan José Torres, Bolivian President
• Lucy Torres, Filipino politician
• Manuel Montt Torres, Chilean statesman and scholar
• Raul Torres, American politician
• Ruben D. Torres, Filipino politician
• Sandra Torres (politician), First Lady of Guatemala

Scientists and explorers

• Carlos Torres (astronomer), Chilean astronomer
• Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Spanish engineer and mathematician
• Luis de Torres, interpreter for Christopher Columbus
• Luis Váez de Torres, 17th century maritime explorer

Other

• Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía, the 16th-century viceroy
• Angel Arce Torres, American hit and run victim
• Floriberta Jimenez Torres, survivor
• Susan Torres, American woman who gave birth while brain dead
• Tomás de Torres, Portuguese astrologer

Fictional characters

• Adam Torres, a character in Degrassi
• B'Elanna Torres, a character in Star Trek: Voyager.
• Callie Torres, a character in Grey's Anatomy
• Drew Torres, a character in Degrassi
• Eva "Papi" Torres, a character in The L Word
• Ria Torres, a character in Lie to Me

References

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