As a writer, her debut novel, The End, sold over 200,000 copies in Brazil, was translated into 7 other languages and was adapted into a miniseries.[5][6]
Career
Debuting as an actress at thirteen, Torres' career spans more than four decades in theater, television, literature and cinema.[7]
At thirteen, Torres attended Teatro O Tablado.[8] Her first performance on stage was in 1978, in the play Um Tango Argentino, by Maria Clara Machado.[13] Torres acted in more than a dozen plays, having received praise for works such as Orlando (1989), by Bia Lessa; Da Gaivota (1998), by Daniela Thomas;[14]Two Women and a Corpse (2000), by Aderbal Freire Filho. She was the first actress of the Companhia de Ópera Seca, founded by Gerald Thomas, having starred in three plays, including The Flash and Crash Days (1991) - sharing the stage with her mother - which was presented on tour in the United States and European.[15] The monologue A Casa dos Budas Ditosos, based on the novel of the same name by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, debuted in 2003 reaching more than one million spectators.[16]
Television
Torres in 2012
On television, she acted in numerous popular comedy series and soap operas in Brazil.[17] From 2001 to 2003, Torres starred with Luiz Fernando Guimarães in the series Os Normais, which showed with humor and innovative language the everyday situations experienced by the couple Rui and Vani.[18]Os Normais became a cult favorite and led many fans to not leave the house on Friday nights before the program ended.[19] Not only the characters' scenes and dialogues, but also the panties and bras worn by Torres won over the public.[20][21] The success of the series also led to the feature film Os Normais - O Filme , a Globo Filmes production made in HDTV, which was practically all filmed at Central Globo de Produção (Projac).[22]
In 2016, she wrote the script for the feature film O Juízo, with her mother in the cast. In 2018, Torres was confirmed in the second season of the series Sob Pressão, as Renata, the new hospital administrator.[26]
As a presenter, she developed the project Minha Estupidez and Bicho Homem for television, and the podcast The Playlist of My Life, as an interviewer on Deezer.[27]
Writing
In 2007, she began writing for newspapers and magazines as a columnist, publishing a weekly column in the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo since 2010.
In 2014, Torres released her first novel, The End (Fim), which sold more than 200,000 copies in Brazil and was translated into seven languages. In 2023, Torres created, wrote and adapted the novel into a 10-episode miniseries for the Brazilian streaming service Globoplay.[28][29]
In 2017, Torres' published her second novel, Glory and Its Litany of Horrors (A Glória e Seu Cortejo de Horrores).[6]
Personal life
Torres is of Portuguese and Italian descent.[30][31] She is married to movie producer and director Andrucha Waddington. The couple has two sons, Joaquim (b. 2000) and Antônio (b. 2008). She is also stepmother of João (b. 1993) and Pedro (b. 1995), from Andrucha's first marriage.[32][33]
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