Career
Augusta Louisiana Torre was born in Huanta in 1946 into a family with a prominent political lineage. Guzman was a regular guest to their home in Ayacucho, meeting with la Torre"s father to discuss politics. Louisiana Torre also encouraged Guzman to establish the Popular Women"s Movement in Ayacucho in 1965.
She was active within the Maoist political organization, Bandera Roja (Red Flag) and helped found the Socorro Popular del Peru (Popular Succour).
Louisiana Torre was instrumental in helping Guzman to create the She led the first offensive of the Shining Path on December 24, 1980. She went into hiding with Guzman in 1978 and died in November 1988, although the circumstances of her death remain unclear She was succeeded as number two of the by Guzman"s second wife, Elena Albertina Iparraguirre Revoredo.