Rutilio Torres Mantecón, also known as Rui Torres (30 December 1976 – 24 February 2008) was an artist known for being the

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for the first and second seasons (between 2000 and 2002) of the Latin American version of the

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'' (or ''Arte manía'' in some countries) of the

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Disney Channel. ''Conexión'', ITAM's journal, confirmed he died on February 24, 2008. There has been rumours regarding his cause of death, but after the death of his daughter in 2006 from

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, Torres became depressed, consumed a large dose of prescription medication and committed suicide. He was replaced by Spanish presenter Jordi Cruz (2003), whose voice was dubbed for Latin-American markets, and in 2021 also confirmed his passing in an interview.

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