 Torrens was also for many years the vice president and treasurer of the D. Emil Klein Company, cigar manufacturers.During the early 1930s, Torrens served as vice president and general director of the Washington Heights Chamber of Commerce.Torrens was a member of the Tammany Hall organization and served as Democratic leader of New York's "old" 21st congressional district (today's 16th congressional district, incorporating Washington Heights and parts of Harlem and the Bronx) from 1933 to 1947.