Torres advocated for the legal recognition of transgender people in Mexico, and was murdered for her work on 10 March 2012.

[3] In May 2014, Veracruz University issued Torres her degree post mortem in recognition of her social and activist work.

[4] Torres advocated for the right to rectify birth certificates and collaborated with Humana Nación Trans to seek respect and recognition for transgender persons at the national level.

[7] According to reports from the Attorney General of the State of Puebla, Torres's body was found in a ravine Siglo XXI highway on 10 March 2012, showing signs of torture.

Because of the violence evidently carried out upon her, Torres's murder was classified as a hate crime on the basis of transphobia.