She directed the urban films The Price of the American Dream[1] & East LA King for Laguna Productions[2] and Crossing Frontiers for her own company Jakmar Entertainment.
As an actress she has acted in over 20 films and TV series including Domino: Battle of the Bones, After Words, Black Monday, Bosch, ER,[3] The District, Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls, Blood Relatives, and El Güero Estrada.
[6] "Barkers" eventually closed its doors in Puerto Rico but this massive advertising campaign made "Torres" a very recognizable face everywhere and reaffirmed her decision to get a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television & Film from the "University of Maryland at College Park" in the United States.
In 1995, Telemundo wanted to repeat the success of Torres' previous variety show and hired her to produce & write "La Hora Lunática" (The Crazy Hour) in "Hollywood".
The show featured the talents of "Humberto Luna", "Mario Ramírez" ("El Comodín"), "Hugo Armando" & "Jackie Torres" who welcomed "Tito Puente", "Celia Cruz", "Marc Anthony", "Julio Iglesias", "Antonio Aguilar", "Vicky Carr" & many more international stars.
[23] Jackie also played several supporting roles in bigger studio productions, including ER with Noah Wyle, The District with Craig T. Nelson, and Miss Castaway with Michael Jackson.
On 2010, while still participating in many theater productions, Torres returned to hosting, with live show "Domingos Espectaculares" on Sundays at LA’s historic landmark "Placita Olvera".
[29] "Jackie Torres"’ acting credits include feature films Domino: Battle of the Bones with David Arquette & Snoop Dogg After Words with "Marcia Gay Harden" TV Series Black Monday for Showtime, Bosch for Amazon Prime, Torchwood: Miracle Day for Starz & recurring appearances on Mega TV Series "Dante Night Show" and Discovery's Blood Relatives as well as top video game Grand Theft Auto V[30] as a voice actress.