He was a cameraman, documentary film director and journalist. He worked for many years in the Film Section of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces. He fulfilled important missions as war correspondent in several countries, as well as inside Cuba during the October Crisis, the fight against bandits in the Escambray and the provocations in the Guantanamo naval base against our people. De la Torre, born in Havana, finished his journalism studies in 1981.  For his professional work he received numerous awards, among them the Réplica of the Machete of Generalísimo Máximo Gómez, the Distinción Por la Cultura Nacional and the Félix Elmuza Award, from the Unión de Periodistas de Cuba. 

Replica of the machete of Generalissimo Máximo Gómez

It is awarded by the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba to writers, artists, journalists and cultural and informative institutions for their meritorious work and for being examples of Cuban intellectuals committed to their time and history. It is awarded annually every April 16, a date that has a symbolic value for Cuba because that day commemorates the anniversary of the proclamation in 1961 of the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution and the celebration of the Day of the Militiaman.

Félix Elmuza Award

It is granted by the Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) for the merits accumulated by national or foreign press professionals who have accumulated creative work for 15 years or more. It was instituted by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba, through Decree Law 30 of December 10, 1979.