Raul Torres
Raul Montes Torres (b. Botucatu, Sao Paulo, July 11, 1906 - d. July 12, 1970) was a Brazilian caipira artist.
Torres came from a family of poor Spanish immigrants. His first appearance on Brazilian radio was in 1927 on Rádio Educadora Paulista and Rádio Cruzeiro do Sul; that same year, he made his first recordings on Brasilphone, with the songs "Segura o Coco, Maria" b/w "Verde e Amarelo." As his fame grew in Brazil, Torres assembled a group, Raul Torres e sua Embaixada, and toured Paraguay in 1935, and again in 1944 and 1950; he became the principal reason for the increased popularity of caipira in that country. A star in Rio de Janeiro, Torres recorded profusely in the 1930s and 1940s, recording with João Pacífico, Lamartine Babo, Francisco Alves, Sílvio Caldas, Jaime Vogeler, Noel Rosa, and Moreira da Silva. From 1937 to 1942, Torres recorded with his nephew, Antenor Serra; among their releases were the Brazilian hit singles "Cigana," "Meu Cavalo Zaino," and "Boiada Cuiabana." After this, Torres recorded with Florêncio (João Baptista Pinto).
Raul Torres (Texas politician)
Raul Torres (born February 6, 1955) is a Certified Public Accountant in Corpus Christi, Texas, who represented District 33 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. The Republican Torres lost his bid for the seat in 2008 but prevailed in the 2010 general election with 52.5 percent of the vote, when his party gained twenty-four seats across the state.
Torres was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in the primary election held on March 4, 2014. He finished last with 57,255 votes (4.7 percent). The two top votegetters, State Senator Glenn Hegar of Katy and State Representative Harvey Hilderbran of Kerrville, were expected to meet in a runoff election on May 27, 2014, pending a change in Hegar's 49.99 percent primary tabulation. However, Hilderbrand, who finished with 26 percent of the ballots cast, announced on March 7 that he was ending his campaign and endorsed Hegar as the Republican nominee. A fourth candidate in the race, Debra Medina, is an activist with the Tea Party movement and a long-time backer of Ron Paul for U.S. President.
Torres, Raul Filmography
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2014, role: actor , character name: GEN. Emilio Bravo
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2014, role: actor , character name: Detective Joaquin Marquez
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2014, role: actor , character name: Hugo Flores
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2013, role: actor , character name: El Hijo Del Sur
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2012, role: actor , character name: Pepo
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2011, role: actor , character name: Raul Kidnapper
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2008, role: actor , character name: Pedro
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2007, role: actor , character name: Male Evacuee
Torres, Raul Filmography
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2011, role: producer
Raul Torres
ALBUMS
- Sensualidad released: 2007
- Canto de la abuela released: 1991
Real Tears
Now you know
now you know
how it feels
to be down yourself
and you know
what it is
to be sad
no holding back
One last time
one last time
has come and gone
there's no turning back
take one good
look and go
time will change
the world you know
Real tears
you'll cry
Now you know
now you know
how it feels
to be alone
and you know
what it is
to be sad