José Luis Torrente

José Luis Torrente
First appearanceTorrente: El brazo tonto de la ley
Created bySantiago Segura
Portrayed bySantiago Segura
Eduardo García (Infancy)
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationPrivate Investigator/Bodyguard/Cop
ChildrenTorrente Junior
RelativesMauricio Torrente (father)
Felipe Torrente (uncle)
Several half-brothers

José Luis Torrente is a fictional character created by Spanish actor and director Santiago Segura and the main character in the Torrente scatological and dark comedy-action film series. The series so far includes five films; Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley (1998), Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella (2001), Torrente 3: El protector (2005), Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011) and Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas (2014).

There are also video games Torrente: El videojuego and Torrente 3, which were released with the second and third movies, respectively.