| Carlos Torres | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Barranquilla, Colombia |
| Nationality: | Colombian |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2005–present |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
Carlos Andres Torres Rivera (born 20 September 1988 in Barranquilla, Colombia[1]) is a Colombian actor.[2] [3] The beginning of his debut on television in the Colombian drama series Padres e Hijos. His most notable roles in television have been in telenovelas such as ,[4] The Queen of Flow,[5] and All For Love.[6]
Torres debuted on Colombian television in 2005 at age 17 in the long-running series, Padres e hijos.[1] [7] Subsequently, he played Franco Fritzenwalden in the Colombian version of the Argentine series, Floricienta.[1] Before getting his first role as a main character in a telenovela, he participated as a recurring character in other telenovela like Pocholo, and Cómplices.
In 2009 he got his first role as the main character in the telenovela, Amor mentiras y video. Between 2010 and 2012, he played the main villain of the series Niñas mal, a version of the Mexican film of the same name. In 2012 he obtained one of the main roles as a young protagonist in the telenovela, Pobres rico. In that same year he participated in Las Santísimas, a telenovela that was kept for five years, and which premiered in other countries first, although in Colombia it was broadcast between 2015 and 2016.[8]
In 2013 he got a recurring role in the telenovela, Secretos del paraíso, a modern adaptation of La maldición del paraíso, whose premiere was first in Latin America,[9] [10] and the following year in Colombia.[11]
In 2018 he emerged as a star in the whole Latin America because of his role in La Reina del Flow.[1]
His mother Carmen Rivera is an architect. He has an elder brother, Enrique, whose birthday is also the 20th of September.[7]
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Padres e hijos | Unknown role | |
| 2007 | Pocholo | Pablo Pérez | |
| 2009 | Amor mentiras y video | Tomás | |
| 2010 | Niñas Mal | Enrique "Kike" Linares | Recurring role (season 1); 25 episodes |
| 2012 | Pobres rico | Gustavo Rico | |
| 2012 | Las Santísimas | Joaquín | |
| 2014 | Secretos del paraíso | Julián Márquez | |
| 2014–2015 | Un sueño llamado salsa | Diego Armando Torres | |
| 2015–2016 | Sala de urgencias | Juan José Cardona | Main role (seasons 1–2); 111 episodes |
| 2016 | Azúcar | Santiago Solaz Vallecilla | Main role |
| 2017 | La ley del corazón | Mario Aristizábal | |
| 2017 | Francisco Quintana | Main role; 73 episodes | |
| 2018–2021 | The Queen of Flow | Charly Flow | Main role; 172 episodes |
| 2019 | Bolívar | Francisco Quintana | Main role; 73 episodes |
| 2020 | All For Love | Joaquín Herrera | Main role; 63 episodes |
| 2020 | 100 días para enamorarnos | Fabián "El Lobo" Ramírez[12] | Recurring role (season 1); 12 episodes |
| 2021 | La nieta elegida | Juan Esteban Osorno[13] | |
| 2023 | Welcome to Eden | Joel | Main role (season 2); 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Pedro Coral Jr.[14] | Main role | |
| TBA | Sed de venganza | Gabriel[15] | |