Tejana Superstar and International recording artist Patsy Torres is a driving force in the entertainment industry as well as a youth advocate and an ambassador of cultural awareness and appreciation. As a Tejano celebrity, Patsy was asked to speak to students about staying in school. Patsy found she had a talent for communicating with kids. While encouraging school students across the nation to stay in school through her "Positive Force Tour" musical programs, Patsy was inspired to go back to school and earn her PhD in Education and Organizational Leadership from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Torres emphasizes the power of faith, self-esteem, the importance of family support, and the value of higher education. As a motivational speaker, Dr. Torres delivers inspirational speeches that lift up, motivate, empower, and engage the audience; sharing best practices, experiences, and life lessons while at the same time entertaining- or as it is more popularly known - "edutaining". Dr. Torres is an "edutainer" who blends her scholarly knowledge with her unique musical talents to offer a one-of-a-kind program that mixes her dialogue with inspiring and uplifting songs. In 2020, Dr. Torres established her new non-profit, “Positive Force Tour Programs Inc.”

     

 Hailed for her award winning Tejano music, dynamic performances, and ability to sing and perform all styles of music, Dr. Torres has performed internationally in Germany, Spain, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Korea, Japan, Guam, Okinawa, Mexico, China, and the Philippines; making history as the first female to perform Tejano music overseas. She is also the first female to perform Tejano music with symphony orchestras. She has won numerous awards including "Recording Artist of the Year" "Song of the Year" "Video of the year", "Best Texas Band", "LULAC National Presidential Citation", "Texas War on Drugs Leadership Award", "Hidalgo Award" for contributions to San Antonio Hispanic community, "National Tejano Conference Community Award", “Women of Distinction Award”, and "La Prenza Awards" just to name a few. Dr. Torres has been inducted in the S.A. Women's Hall of Fame as well as the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame.

     

Dr. Torres is a woman of strong faith and recorded her first Christian album "Saved…At Last". She regularly performs for church functions and fundraising for different denominations by performing and sharing her personal testimonies of faith all over Texas.

 

Dr. Torres is releasing her 18th album in the midst of the world’s worst pandemic and civil unrest. She feels obligated to bring awareness and hope through her music. Her new album is entitled “Dame Tu Corazon” (Give me your Heart).

The album includes songs that describe the sign of the times such as her hit singles “Noticias Falsas” (Fake News), and “El Fin Del Mundo” (The End of the World).