Lucy Torres

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Lucy Torres
Torres-Gomez in 2019
First Lady of Ormoc City
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Violy Codilla
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 4th District
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2013
Preceded by	Vacant
In office June 30, 2010 – March 19, 2013
Preceded by	Eufrocino Codilla, Sr.
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	Lucy Marie Martinez Torres (1974-12-11) December 11, 1974 (age 46) Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal Party of the Philippines (2010–2016) PDP–Laban (2017–present)
Spouse(s)	Richard Gomez ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	Juliana Marie Beatriz T. Gomez
Residence	Makati
Profession	Actress, politician

Lucy Torres-Gomez (born December 11, 1974) more commonly known by her maiden name, Lucy Torres is a Filipina actress and politician and the current representative of the 4th District of Leyte. She is a member of the PDP–Laban and is married to actor Richard Gomez.

Early life and media career[]

Torres was born on December 11, 1974, in Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines, to Manuel "Manoling" Torres, Jr. and Julie Martínez. Her family owned several hectares of land in the province.

Torres attended elementary and high school at St. Peter's College in Ormoc City and earned a degree in business management from the University of the Philippines Cebu, then a college of University of the Philippines Visayas.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993, Torres was introduced as the new model for Lux shampoo together with her now husband, actor Richard Gomez.

The two were cast in the ABS-CBN television series Richard Loves Lucy along with Gloria Romero and Jolina Magdangal. She has also hosted All About You, Shall We Dance?, and The Sweet Life. Torres is also an endorser for the clothing brand Bench and one of the celebrity designers for Kashieca, another clothing brand.

Political career[]

Torres was elected representative of the 4th District of Leyte in 2010. She substituted for her husband, Richard Gomez, who was disqualified by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) because of his failure to sufficiently establish residency in Ormoc City.^[1]

In June 2012, she sponsored an amendment to the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009. The proposed amendment revises the provisions rendering a time for breastfeeding babies during work hours.^[2]

On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court ousted her, ruling that she "did not validly substitute" her husband.^[3] However, her ouster did not affect her re-election bid and she regained her seat in the elections that May.^{[citation needed]}

In the May 9, 2016 national elections Torres won her re-election bid, defeating Violeta Codilla of the Aksyon Demokratiko party.^[4] She and her husband, Richard Gomez left Liberal Party and joined PDP–Laban.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[]

Torres married actor and Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez at the St. Peter and Paul Parish Church in Ormoc in 1998. They have one daughter, Juliana (b. 2000).^[5]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Lucy Torres at IMDb