In "Watch Over Me," the lovely
Dayanara Torres portrays alluring
graduate student, Julia Rivera, a
rare beauty who is engaged to
multi-millionaire Michael Krieger
(Marc Menard). She falls in love
with her bodyguard Jack, but they
must keep their love a secret to
avoid Michael's wrath, until they
can find a way to escape his realm
of influence.
Born in Puerto Rico to modest
beginnings, Torres went on to be
crowned Miss Universe. A film star
in both the Philippines and Mexico,
she has starred in 12 movies in the
Philippines and Puerto Rico
including "Linda Sara" (1994)
co-starring with singer/actor
Chayanne and directed by Oscar
nominee Jacobo Morales; "Basta't
Kasama Kita/As Long As We're
Together" (1995); "Hataw Na/Dance
Now" (1996); and "Type Kita Walang
Kokontra/You Belong To Me" (1998).
Torres was the host of the
highly-rated live variety show
"ASAP," which was broadcast
throughout all of Asia, and also
hosted the TV show, "Eazy Dancing,"
which earned her the nickname "The
Dancing Queen of the Philippines."
In 1995, the Philippine Press Club
honored her with the Best New TV
Personality Award. In 1998, Dayanara
returned to Puerto Rico to promote
her album "Antifaz," which reached
the top of the Billboard Dance
charts throughout Latin America and
the Philippines.
Soon, Hollywood beckoned and Torres
garnered a recurring role on "The
Young and the Restless," and worked
as a special correspondent for
"Access Hollywood." During the last
two years, she has worked on
campaigns for Crest Healthy Smiles,
Clairol Hydrience, Metro 7
(Wal-Mart), and McDonald's, and was
featured in a national Breast Cancer
awareness campaign and a domestic
violence prevention campaign. Torres
has recently graced the covers of
People en Espanol, Latina, Shape en
Espanol, Ocean Drive en Espanol,
Caras, Selecta and Buena Vida, among
others. People en Espanol has
included her in its 50 Most
Beautiful issue two years in a row.
Torres currently resides in Los
Angeles, and enjoys spending her
free time with her two sons.
