José de la Torre, who played Iván within the Spanish-language Netflix drama “Toy Boy,” has died. He was 37.
Spanish publication Montilla Digital was the primary to report that the actor died on Dec. 5 after a protracted 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 identical month.
De la Torre was a 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 against the law he didn’t commit and was unjustly incarcerated for seven years earlier,” in keeping with the official logline.
Additional solid 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 Eternally”), a long-running soap opera that explored the social and economic revival of the Spanish working class through the Sixties through the each day operations of the fictional “El Asturiano” tavern. José Antonio Sayagués and Mauel Baquerio served as series stars.
Other credits include transient 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.
