Jackie Torres
Biography
Jackie Torres is a Puerto Rican actress, writer, director and producer who gained notoriety while producing the top shows Marcano...El Show and Con lo que cuenta este pais in her native Puerto Rico and La Hora Lunatica in Los Angeles California, all for the Telemundo Television Network. Her move to Los Angeles introduced her to the cinema world. She directed the urban films The Price of the American Dream & East LA King for Laguna Productions and Crossing Frontiers for her own company Jakmar Entertainment. As an actress she has acted in over 20 films and TV series including Domino: Battle of the Bones, After Words, Black Monday, Bosch, ER, The District, Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls, Blood Relatives, and El Güero Estrada. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications at the University of Maryland, College Park. After that, she got a Master’s Degree from the University of Puerto Rico.
As Director
Filmography
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
as Congenial 2004
After Words
as Carmen Chapa 2015
Perfect Assassins
as Esmeralda (uncredited) 1998
Two Coyotes
as Attorney Rebecca Cruz 2001
El señor de los cielos
as Doctora Lopez 1997
Secret Key
as La Asesina 1998
Cuatro meses de libertad
as Lucrecia 1998
El güero estrada
1997
Domino: Battle of the Bones
as Mrs. Ines 2021
The Price of the American Dream
as Laura Fernandez 2001