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José de la Torre, who played Iván in the Spanish-language Netflix drama “Toy Boy,” has died. He was 37.
Spanish publication Montilla Digital was the first to report that the actor died on Dec. 5 after a long battle with an unknown illness. A funeral service was held in Spain the day after his death.
In June, de la Torre revealed he was diagnosed with what he described as a “serious illness” and had stepped away from acting to receive treatment the same month.
De la Torre was part of Netflix’s “Toy Boy” since its debut in 2019. The show ran for 21 episodes across three seasons until 2021. The series followed Hugo Beltrán, played by Jesús Mosquera, a stripper who “sets out to prove his innocence for a crime he didn’t commit and was unjustly incarcerated for seven years earlier,” according to the official logline.
Popular on Variety Additional cast members included Cristina Castaño, María Pedraza, Carlo Costanzia and Raudel Raúl Martiato.
De la Torre also appeared in 36 episodes of “Amar es para siempre” (“To Love Forever”), a long-running soap opera that explored the social and economic revival of the Spanish working class during the 1960s through the daily operations of the fictional “El Asturiano” tavern. José Antonio Sayagués and Mauel Baquerio served as series stars.
Other credits include brief stints on shows like “Vis a Vis: El Oasis” and “Serve and Protect.”
De la Torre is survived by his father Antonio de la Torre Hidalgo, mother Maria Jose Delgado Espejo and sister Marina.
