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Julio Torres and the comedic absurdity behind his art: ‘This is just life as I see it’

On New Year’s Eve 2020, comedian and actor Julio Torres decided to splurge on himself. I’m gonna make a show about this.’” “Fantasmas” is the fruit of those efforts — an HBO comedy that follows a fictionalized version of Torres on a mission to find his lost earring. “I love working with people who have that kind of energy you …

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Julio Torres survived the visa office and the art world. His first film skewers both

To apply for a work visa in the United States is to set out on a biblical odyssey through a glacial, bureaucratic process renowned for its voracious appetite for complex and expensive paperwork. “There’s something about making a movie,” he says, “that feels like building a sand castle with friends.” Julio Torres, photographed at the offices of A24 in New …

'Los Espookys' co-creator Julio Torres hates main character energy

'Los Espookys' co-creator Julio Torres hates main character energy Enlarge this image Pablo Arellano Spataro/HBO; Photo Illustration by Kaz Fantone Pablo Arellano Spataro/HBO; Photo Illustration by Kaz Fantone Spooky season is here — or rather, espooky season. With Los Espookys, it's sort of like the visuals, and the situations and the way that people behave. On his appreciation for supporting …

HBO "Los Espookys" has workplace truths in its surreal premise. “Los Espookys,” an HBO series created by comedians Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega and Fred Armisen, is about people who are trying to follow their passion. “I’m my own boss, setting my own hours, and paying myself what I’m worth,” is the pitch Hierbalite CEO Mark Stevens gives to his prey. …

In Julio Torres’ defiantly unique comedy, everyone — and everything — has a story

The secret lives of inanimate objects are revealed in “My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres,” HBO’s bizarre comedy special starring bric-a-brac, broken toys, a lone cactus and the peculiar talents of “Saturday Night Live” writer and “Los Espookys” star Torres. His preposterous wit has also given birth to “Los Espookys,” HBO’s first primarily Spanish-language series, co-created by and starring Torres, …

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