Julio Torres is an award-winning writer, director, and comedian from El Salvador. His work on Saturday Night Live earned four Emmy nominations and received wide acclaim. His first solo hour, My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres, received rave reviews and was released as an HBO comedy special in 2019. Torres is a two-time Peabody Award winner for his HBO series Los Espookys, which he co-created and starred in alongside Fred Armisen and Ana Fabrega, and HBO’s Fantasmas, which he wrote, directed, and starred in. He made his feature directorial debut with A24’s Problemista, which he also wrote and starred in alongside Tilda Swinton. Torres’ first book, I Want to Be a Vase, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2023. Most recently, his one-man show Color Theories was filmed during its sold-out Off-Broadway run and released as an HBO comedy special in March 2026.
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