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Hugo Torres (born Córdoba, 24 April 1962[1]) is a former Argentinian rugby union player and coach.

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Torres started his career in 1979, playing for his hometown club, Tala Rugby Club until 1987, when he moved to Italy playing for CUS Roma Rugby in the 1987-88 season, then for Rugby Roma Olimpic between 1988 and 1995. From 1995, he returned to CUS Roma Rugby, where he started as player-coach, between 1998 and 2001 he moved to Unione Rugby Capitolina and then, for Castel San Pietro, being player-coach in both clubs. Torres retired in the 2003 season. Torres was called in the Argentina national rugby union team during the 1987 Rugby World Cup, but never saw action.

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''Hugo Torres'' is a Nicaraguan former Sandinista guerrilla commander and retired army general known for his heroic role in the fight against the Somoza dictatorship, including leading the 1974 operation that freed Daniel Ortega from prison, and for later becoming a vocal critic of Ortega's authoritarian rule, which resulted in his arrest on treason charges in 2021 and his death in custody the following year. Torres emerged as one of the prominent figures in the Sandinista National Liberation Front during the 1970s, contributing significantly to the revolutionary effort that overthrew Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979 and established Sandinista governance in Nicaragua. After the revolution, he held senior military positions before breaking with Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista party in 1995 amid growing disillusionment with Ortega's leadership. He went on to help found the opposition movement Movimiento Renovador Sandinista, which evolved into the party Unamos, where he served as vice president and continued advocating for democratic reforms. In June 2021, Torres was arrested as part of a broad government crackdown on political opponents ahead of national elections, charged with conspiracy to undermine national integrity and related treason offenses; he was held under harsh conditions without adequate medical care. His detention symbolized the sharp reversal in Nicaragua's political landscape, as the same leader he once helped liberate from prison now presided over his imprisonment. Torres died in February 2022 at age 73 in a Managua hospital after his health deteriorated while in custody, drawing international attention to the repression of opposition figures in the country.

Early life

Birth and early background

Hugo Torres Jiménez was born on April 25, 1948, in El Espino, Madriz Department, Nicaragua. His father, Cipriano Torres, served as a lieutenant in Anastasio Somoza's National Guard. When he was five years old, his family moved to León, Nicaragua. Torres studied law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN) in León. During his university years, he became politically radicalized against the Somoza dictatorship and joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1971.

Career

Guerrilla activities (1970s)

Hugo Torres Jiménez joined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1971 and became a prominent guerrilla commander known as Comandante Uno. He participated in two major hostage operations against the Somoza regime: the 1974 Christmas party raid at the home of José María "Chema" Castillo, which secured the release of Daniel Ortega and other prisoners, and the 1978 assault on the National Palace as second-in-command to Edén Pastora, freeing approximately 60 political prisoners.

Military career (1979–1998)

After the Sandinista victory in 1979, Torres held senior positions including Vice Minister of the Interior and Chief of State Security under Tomás Borge. He later served in the Ministry of Defense, as Chief of the Political Directorate of the Sandinista Popular Army (EPS), and contributed to political training during the Contra War. He attained the rank of Colonel in the EPS and later Brigadier General in the Nicaraguan Army, retiring in 1998.

Political opposition (1995–2021)

Disillusioned with Daniel Ortega's leadership, Torres left the FSLN in 1995 and helped found the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS), where he served as vice president. The MRS later evolved into the party Unamos, with Torres continuing as vice president and advocating for democratic reforms and criticizing Ortega's increasingly authoritarian rule. No directing credits are known for Hugo Torres, the Nicaraguan Sandinista commander and political figure. This section previously contained erroneous information pertaining to a different individual of the same name.

Editing and technical roles

Editing credits

Hugo Torres has primarily worked as an editor on short films, often collaborating on projects where he also served as director, showcasing his multifaceted involvement in independent filmmaking. His editing credits are concentrated in the late 2000s and early 2010s, reflecting his early career emphasis on short-form narratives. He began his editing work with Let Go. (2007), a short film that he also directed, handling post-production duties to shape its final cut. This was followed by Little Red (2009), another short he directed and edited, where his editorial contributions supported the film's concise storytelling. In 2011, Torres took on editing roles for two additional shorts: Ball of Love and x&y, both of which he also directed, demonstrating a consistent pattern of self-edited projects during this period. These credits represent his known work in the editorial department, all on independent short films, with no additional editing roles documented beyond these titles.

Sound and camera department work

Hugo Torres has credits in both the sound department and the camera and electrical department, primarily on independent short films during the early stages of his career. In the sound department, he served as sound editor on Little Red (2009) and x&y (2011), and as sound mixer on x&y (2011). He also worked as sound designer on An Uncommon Crusader (2010). These contributions often overlapped with his roles as director and editor on the same projects, reflecting a multifaceted involvement in post-production audio for his own work. In the camera and electrical department, Torres is credited as assistant camera on the short film Kaliedecorp (2010). This role represents his limited but direct participation in on-set camera operations during this period.

Other contributions

Hugo Torres published poetry in the 1980s, including contributions to the Ministry of Culture magazine Poesía libre and a preface to Poesía de la fuerza armada. He authored the memoir Rumbo norte: Historia de un sobreviviente, published in 2003 by Editorial Hispamer. In 2017, he published the poetry collection Coplas y algunos poemas infiltrados. He had no documented involvement in film production, writing for film, acting, or related technical roles such as sound editing.

Filmography

Hugo Torres Jiménez, the Nicaraguan Sandinista guerrilla commander and political figure (1948–2022), has no documented filmography. He has no known credits as a director, editor, producer, actor, or in any other filmmaking role, nor any documented self-appearances in media projects. The section's prior content and citations refer to a different individual with the same name. No film-related involvement is recorded in biographical sources covering his military, political, and oppositional career.
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