The beginning

Actress Jackie Torres started her career on stage at her school plays. After that, at the end of high school, she began acting in TV commercials. Later on, she acted on music video “No More Loneliness” for “Mutant”, a local rock band. Although the video got limited exposure, it gave Jackie the big break she needed.

Local TV

Firstly, this music video introduced Jackie to channel 13, a local TV station. There, she hosted “TVS”. This program featured Puerto Rico’s rock bands from the late 80’s. Secondly, Jackie’s video was seen by the top TV and radio producer of Puerto Rico at the time, Hector Marcano. This opened the door for her to work at the number one TV network of Puerto Rico:Telemundo. 

TV career in Hispanic TV

Jackie continued her acting career with comedic characters, first on TV in Puerto Rico. Among her shows on Telemundo were “Marcano…El Show” and “Con lo que cuenta este país”. Later on, Jackie crossed over to Hispanic TV in the US with “La Hora Lunática.”

The World of Cinema

Jackie’s move to Los Angeles was mainly due to her love for cinema. She fulfilled her desire to play versatile characters in films with Laguna Films. Jackie played the lead roles in several of their films. First, she became palm reader Mireya in “El Güero Estada”. Second, she was a serial killer for “Clave Secreta”. Third, she was the sweet bride Lucrecia for “Cuatro Meses de Libertad”. Lastly, she was a drug lord on  “La Paloma y El Gavilán”. 

Hollywood

These, and other acting roles, lead Jackie to act in films made in the US.  Independent film “The Price of the American Dream” was her key to Hollywood. TV series “Blood Relatives” for the Discovery Channel was also key. Several TV series for TLC paved her way to bigger shows. Among them, “Black Monday” for Showtime, “Torchwood” for Starz, “Bosch” for Amazon and “ER” for CBS.

Later on