Rutilio Torres Mantecón, also known as Rui Torres (30 December 1976 – 24 February 2008)[1] was an artist known for being the presenter for the first and second seasons (between 2000 and 2002) of the Latin American version of the TV show Art Attack (or Arte manía in some countries) of the TV channel Disney Channel.
Rui Torres | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rutilio Torres Mantecón 30 December 1976 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 24 February 2008 (aged 31) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | TV show presenter |
| Years active | 2000–2002 |
| Known for | Art Attack |
Conexión, ITAM's journal, confirmed he died on February 24, 2008.[2] There has been rumours regarding his cause of death,[3] but after the death of his daughter in 2006 from pneumonia, Torres became depressed, consumed a large dose of prescription medication and committed suicide.[4][5]
He was replaced by Spanish presenter Jordi Cruz (2003), whose voice was dubbed for Latin-American markets,[6][7] and in 2021 also confirmed his passing in an interview.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Altamirano Rodríguez, Bernardo (2009). "02 Rutilio Torres Mantecón" (PDF). ITAM ex-students site (in Spanish). p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Obituarios" (PDF). Conexión (in Spanish). ITAM. 2008. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ fedetxt (3 November 2017). "La verdad sobre los trágicos rumores acerca de Rui Torres, el conductor de Art Attack Latinoamérica". El Meme (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "La triste historia de Rui Torres, el presentador de Art Attack, a 12 años de su muerte". Clarin.com (in Spanish). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "A 12 años de la misteriosa muerte de Rui Torres: el recordado conductor de Art Attack". Infobae (in Spanish). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Programa de televisión Art Attack, 8 años enseñando a sacar el artista que todos llevamos dentro". CineTV.Teoriza.net (in Spanish). 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Castro, Olman (4 June 2003). "Un semillero de pequeños artistas". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ Jordi Cruz - ESDLB con Ricardo Moya #141 (in European Spanish), retrieved 2022-03-22