Álvaro Torres
Pop Singer
Named Songwriter of the Year in 1994 by the performing arts organization Broadcast Music, Inc.
He recorded his first album, Something Special, in Guatemala in 1976.
He sang a duet with the ill-fated singer Selena, titled "Buenos Amigos."
He was born into a poor family in Usulutan, El Salvador.
He rose to fame during the same period as Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias.