“There’s no ruin or anything like that. What is there A completely broken family“, admits architect Joaquín Torres, depressed by the pain, in a phone conversation with ABC. A few days ago his father died, Juan Torres Pinionto … At 89 years old, and in poor health for a long time, the architect realizes that his father had amazing mental strength that allowed him to endure all the chronic treatments for years.
A successful working life was left behind, the life of a distinguished civil engineer who met Florentino Perez (eleven years his junior), and co-founded the construction company ACS with him. Professor Emeritus of IESE, in his glorious era, when it was considered one of the European centers of reference at the business level, passionate about art, was patron of the Reina Sofia Museum and honorary member of the Guggenheim in Bilbao, among others.
Recently, he has been living as a refuge in his magnificent 3,000-square-meter mansion in the posh urban area of Las Encinas, on the outskirts of Madrid, which his son Joaquin designed for him. “It was a reflection of what my father was, a constant need for that Show strengthEven though he didn’t see anyone. He was not missing anything. We brothers took turns living with him. I promised my mother that I would take care of him until the end and I did. My mother loved everyone, but my father because of his personality and ambition A terrible hatred was generated. “It was very complicated, very difficult.”
Last Monday, family and friends gathered at the Pozuelo de Alarcón morgue in Madrid to bid farewell to the businessman. Among them is Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez. Although in the past, the two families were one, since Torres sold his share package, he has no longer been in contact with his partner.
“In the last days I barely knew the familyHowever, speaking of Florentino, he noted that after twenty-five years without speaking, he was always suffering from dependency, even though he was better at many things. I dare say he was definitely the most important person in his life. The fact is that other major construction companies have gone through several generations, but ACS was created in one generation, and this has a lot of advantages. “They were both smart and ambitious, and they had a lot in common…” Torres admits. He would like to thank all the expressions of condolence he has received, especially the friendly messages from friends such as Michael RoccaOriol family, He walks…It is expected that in a few days the family will organize a funeral so that friends and family can bid him farewell as he wished.
Florentino Perez arriving for the funeral
Since the architect suffered a terrible car accident in December 2023, his life has turned into a horror movie that he is trying to get out of, although he admits that he lacks strength. She had to endure ten operations, the death of her mother Joaquina, the sudden death of her brother-in-law and the severe illness of her sister-in-law, as well as separation from her husband, Raul Brito. “When nothing else can happen, something worse comes along. I’m exhausted, but I still feel lucky. I’ve always had a very easy life, but many things came together for me. I need to prioritize myself, I need to surround myself with love not hate, and now I feel angry, I have to cleanse my soul. “I would have liked my husband to stay with me, even if we couldn’t save our marriage,” she says sadly.
Regarding family inheritance Juan Torres He had previously explained to this newspaper at the time the mistake he had made by granting the authority of sole director of all his companies to his brother. July. More than 40 companies with assets worth more than 400 million euros. After the judiciary looked into the matter, he said: “I do not want to talk or see Julio. He is a fraud and I trust justice, even if it is slow.”
However, after everything that has happened in recent months, there is a turn of events and the family prefers not to continue on the warpath and put an end to this nightmare. “Further than what my brother Julio stole, I don’t want to be sued for yearsI don’t want my brother to go to prison or leave Spain. I need to close this chapter, my mother’s death took my life away and I had to deal with something that never interested me, which was family heritage. “The fight with my brother Giulio has disrupted the lives of not only my mother, but everyone’s lives as well,” says the architect, who hopes to reach an agreement outside of court.