Edwin Torres
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Edwin Torres may refer to:
- Edwin Torres (judge)Edwin Torres (judge)-Early years:Both of Torres' parents emigrated from Jayuya, Puerto Rico and settled in the barrio in Manhattan's Spanish Harlem where Torres was born. Growing up in poverty, Torres graduated from Stuyvesant High School. From there he attended City College of the City University of New York,...
, Puerto Rican New York Supreme Court judge and author of crime novels including Carlito's Way - Edwin Torres (poet)Edwin Torres (poet)Edwin Torres is a "Nuyorican" poet.-Early years:Torres's parents moved from Puerto Rico and settled in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. His father died when he was young and he was then raised by his mother and her brother Martin. Martin provided comfort and family support...
, Puerto Rican "Nuyorican Movement" poet