Early Life, Family and Training The story of Horacio Torres begins in the coastal air of Livorno, Italy, where he was born on July 26, 1924. He entered a world already shaped by the creative spirit of his parents, the painter Joaquín Torres-García and Manolita Piña. His earliest years were marked by a restless movement across borders, as his family spent time in France and Spain before finally settling in Montevideo in 1934. This wand…