[1] Torres plays the laúd, a traditional Cuban instrument of the lute family that is most associated with the punto guajiro genre.

He continues to tour with Buena Vista Social Club as one of the last surviving original members and has recorded several solo albums, the last of which, Vámonos pa'l monte, was released in 2016.

He played in a series of military bands during the 1970s, before settling in Havana and becoming a permanent member of Orquesta Cubana de Cuerdas.

He became musical director for Celina González's Grupo Campoalegre and worked with some of Havana's most prominent musicians.

In March 1996, Torres began working the Afro-Cuban All Stars which led him to be included in the Buena Vista Social Club ensemble.