Luis Raúl Torres Cruz (born May,27 1960) is a Puerto Rican independent politician formerly affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

Torres began his studies at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón with the intention to complete a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

From 1981 to 1982, Torres worked as Administrative Officer of the Public Relations Division of the Teachers Association of Puerto Rico.

[citation needed] Torres first ran for the House at the 1996 general elections, but lost to Edwin Mundo from the PNP.

On 4 May 2022 Torres Cruz notified Popular Democratic Party leadership that he would be breaking from the PDP delegation and continue as an independent representative.