Richard Torres
Richard Torres is a Peruvian actor and activist who advocates against deforestation and climate change by marrying trees.[1]
Torres married his first tree in June 2013 in Peru. In November 2013, he married another, named Aliehuen Nehuen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The wedding included wearing a white suit, giving offerings to the tree and kissing it.[2] In November 2014, Torres married a tree in Bogotá, Colombia, and encouraged the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to plant trees instead of waging war.[3][4] In August 2018, Torres married a tree in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[5] In May 2022, Torres married a tree near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.[1] That month, Torres also married a tree in Cinquantenaire, a park in Brussels, Belgium.[6]
Torres has said that he intends to be recognised by the Guinness World Records for his marriages.[6][5] Torres's non-profit, Corazones Verdes Mundial (World of Green Hearts), helps to replant trees.[6]
In 2012, Torres held a protest against the removal of trees in a park in Peru, in which he was nude. He was arrested as a result.[2]
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[edit]- 1 2 "Uncommon: a man marries a tree at the foot of the Eiffel Tower to raise awareness about deforestation". www.sortiraparis.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Johnny Depp Doppelganger Marries Tree". HuffPost. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ "Peruvian man gets married to tree for second time on 'green tour'". The Telegraph. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ Sifferlin, Alexandra (24 November 2014). "Environmentalist Hugs a Tree by Marrying It". TIME. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- 1 2 archive, From our online (20 August 2018). "To denounce deforestation, Peruvian actor Richard Torres marries tree". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 Times, The Brussels. "Peruvian actor marries Brussels tree in Cinquantenaire park". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.