Carlos Torres is the very affluent father of Callie Torres.
History[]
Visiting Callie[]
Carlos came to Seattle Grace after Callie told him that she had married George. He wanted to make sure his daughter was looked after, so at Joe's, he tried to give them a house and car, but decided to make sure it was all in Callie's name. George told him that they did not want the help and left. Later, Carlos commended George for standing up to him and told him that he just wanted his daughter looked after. ("My Favorite Mistake")
Meeting Arizona[]
He returned later to see his daughter once more. Almost as soon as he arrived, he slammed George against the wall and asked why he shouldn't kill him for cheating on Callie. Callie quickly defended him by saying that she had cheated on him with Mark too so then he let George go and slammed Mark up against the wall. Callie however convinced him to let go of Mark after telling him she was dating and she was happy. She then asked him to remember she was happy and introduced him to her girlfriend Arizona.
After a short while he came to the decision that Callie had to come home, after an argument with her he went to the Chief and asked him to allow Callie to leave and offered him money. Richard told him that Callie was a grown woman, but Mr. Torres instead told him that it didn't matter how old she was, she was still his child. After another fight with Callie, he threatened to cut her off if she refused to go home. Callie stayed anyway and he took away all her money and got all his family to stop speaking to her. ("Sweet Surrender")
After he left, Callie's entire family stopped speaking to her because of his influence. ("No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)")
Attempt to Convert Callie[]
Carlos returned to Seattle Grace again, this time with the family's priest, Father Kevin, in tow. Callie was furious that her father had brought the priest in an attempt to "pray away the gay." Following Arizona talking to both Callie, about being understanding of her father as he made a big adjustment, as it was Callie who changed the game after all this time, and to Carlos, about her upbringing and being the person her father raised her to be, Carlos and Callie forgave each other. He also asked if she'd still be getting married and having kids, which she said she would. ("Invasion")
Callie and Arizona's Wedding[]
Carlos and Lucia came to Seattle a few days before their daughter's marriage to Arizona Robbins. He talked about meeting a gay man on the flight there and easily accepted the relationship. However, his wife was cold and distant, which came to a head when she decided to leave and not attend the wedding. Callie told Carlos to leave as well, but he returned during the reception and danced with her, saying he'd dreamed about it since she was a little girl. ("White Wedding")
Callie's Lawsuit[]
When Callie was being sued by Travis Reed, Carlos came to visit her, to give her support. When he learned that Arizona had cheated on Callie and they had separated, he revealed to her that he'd cheated on her mother before she was born and that her mother had forgiven him. This prompted her to reconcile with Arizona. ("Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word")
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
He is married to Lucia Torres. They've been married for over 30 years. Early on in their marriage, he cheated on Lucia, but she forgave him and later, they had Callie. ("Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word")
Familial[]
He has two daughters, Callie Torres and his step-daughter, Aria.
Notes and Trivia[]
- He claimed in My Favorite Mistake that Callie was his only little girl, yet in Season 5, it was revealed that Callie has a sister named Aria. Shonda Rhimes stated through Twitter that the two girls have different fathers.
- He eats three salads a day, yet still has high cholesterol.[1]
- He stated that he has been sued so many times that he has his lawyer on speed dial.[2]
Gallery[]
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Episode Stills[]
Appearances[]
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 3 | |||||
| #01 | "Time Has Come Today" | #10 | "Don't Stand So Close to Me" | #19 | "My Favorite Mistake" |
| #02 | "I Am a Tree" | #11 | "Six Days, Part 1" | #20 | "Time After Time" |
| #03 | "Sometimes a Fantasy" | #12 | "Six Days, Part 2" | #21 | "Desire" |
| #04 | "What I Am" | #13 | "Great Expectations" | #22 | "The Other Side of This Life, Part 1" |
| #05 | "Oh, the Guilt" | #14 | "Wishin' and Hopin'" | #23 | "The Other Side of This Life, Part 2" |
| #06 | "Let the Angels Commit" | #15 | "Walk on Water" | #24 | "Testing 1-2-3" |
| #07 | "Where the Boys Are" | #16 | "Drowning on Dry Land" | #25 | "Didn't We Almost Have It All?" |
| #08 | "Staring at the Sun" | #17 | "Some Kind of Miracle" | ||
| #09 | "From a Whisper to a Scream" | #18 | "Scars and Souvenirs" | ||
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 5 | |||||
| #01 | "Dream a Little Dream of Me, Part 1" | #09 | "In the Midnight Hour" | #17 | "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" |
| #02 | "Dream a Little Dream of Me, Part 2" | #10 | "All By Myself" | #18 | "Stand By Me" |
| #03 | "Here Comes the Flood" | #11 | "Wish You Were Here" | #19 | "Elevator Love Letter" |
| #04 | "Brave New World" | #12 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | #20 | "Sweet Surrender" |
| #05 | "There's No 'I' in Team" | #13 | "Stairway to Heaven" | #21 | "No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)" |
| #06 | "Life During Wartime" | #14 | "Beat Your Heart Out" | #22 | "What a Difference a Day Makes" |
| #07 | "Rise Up" | #15 | "Before and After" | #23 | "Here's to Future Days" |
| #08 | "These Ties That Bind" | #16 | "An Honest Mistake" | #24 | "Now or Never" |
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 6 | |||||
| #01 | "Good Mourning" | #09 | "New History" | #17 | "Push" |
| #02 | "Goodbye" | #10 | "Holidaze" | #18 | "Suicide is Painless" |
| #03 | "I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me" | #11 | "Blink" | #19 | "Sympathy for the Parents" |
| #04 | "Tainted Obligation" | #12 | "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" | #20 | "Hook, Line and Sinner" |
| #05 | "Invasion" | #13 | "State of Love and Trust" | #21 | "How Insensitive" |
| #06 | "I Saw What I Saw" | #14 | "Valentine's Day Massacre" | #22 | "Shiny Happy People" |
| #07 | "Give Peace a Chance" | #15 | "The Time Warp" | #23 | "Sanctuary" |
| #08 | "Invest in Love" | #16 | "Perfect Little Accident" | #24 | "Death and All His Friends" |
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 7 | |||||
| #01 | "With You I'm Born Again" | #09 | "Slow Night, So Long" | #17 | "This is How We Do It" |
| #02 | "Shock to the System" | #10 | "Adrift and at Peace" | #18 | "Song Beneath the Song" |
| #03 | "Superfreak" | #11 | "Disarm" | #19 | "It's a Long Way Back" |
| #04 | "Can't Fight Biology" | #12 | "Start Me Up" | #20 | "White Wedding" |
| #05 | "Almost Grown" | #13 | "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" | #21 | "I Will Survive" |
| #06 | "These Arms of Mine" | #14 | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | #22 | "Unaccompanied Minor" |
| #07 | "That's Me Trying" | #15 | "Golden Hour" | ||
| #08 | "Something's Gotta Give" | #16 | "Not Responsible" | ||
| Grey's Anatomy, Season 10 | |||||
| #01 | "Seal Our Fate" | #09 | "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | #17 | "Do You Know?" |
| #02 | "I Want You With Me" | #10 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | #18 | "You Be Illin'" |
| #03 | "Everybody's Crying Mercy" | #11 | "Man on the Moon" | #19 | "I'm Winning" |
| #04 | "Puttin' on the Ritz" | #12 | "Get Up, Stand Up" | #20 | "Go It Alone" |
| #05 | "I Bet It Stung" | #13 | "Take It Back" | #21 | "Change of Heart" |
| #06 | "Map of You" | #14 | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | #22 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" |
| #07 | "Thriller" | #15 | "Throwing it All Away" | #23 | "Everything I Try to Do, Nothing Seems to Turn Out Right" |
| #08 | "Two Against One" | #16 | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" | #24 | "Fear (of the Unknown)" |
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