José Torres Martino

José Antonio Torres Martinó (1916 – 22 April 2011) was a Puerto Rican painter, artist, journalist and writer. Martinó founded or expanded many of Puerto Rico's major media, artistic and journalism organizations. He was known for abstract paintings, some of which are on display in the collection of the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.

Early years Torres was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1916. The teenaged Torres moved to New York City in 1934, to study at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Financial problems forced him to leave Pratt before completing his degree, and he returned to Puerto Rico.