Jaime Torres (21 September 1938 – 24 December 2018) was an Argentine musician, son of Bolivian immigrants and a world-renowned interpreter of charango.

He was disciple of Mauro Núñez, a Bolivian musician and luthier that built his first musical instruments.

In 1974, the performer, along with his band, participated in the opening show of the World Cup soccer in Germany.

A year later, Jaime Torres organized a local meeting of instrumentalists, repeating the same experience with children in 1980.

In 1988 the musician composed the music for the film "La deuda interna",[1] that was nominated for an Oscar.