Background
Montoro, Rafael De La Torre was born on October 14, 1918 in Havana, Cuba. Arrived in United States, 1959, naturalized, 1964. Son of Octavio Eliseo and Elisa Isabel (De La Torre y Soublette) Montoro.
Montoro, Rafael De La Torre was born on October 14, 1918 in Havana, Cuba. Arrived in United States, 1959, naturalized, 1964. Son of Octavio Eliseo and Elisa Isabel (De La Torre y Soublette) Montoro.
Doctor of Medicine, Havana University, 1946.
General practice medicine, Havana, 1946—1952. Member staff Hijas de Galicia Hospital, 1948—1952. Member Cuban delegate World Health Organization, 1952, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal, 1953—1956.
Ambassador to Netherlands, 1956—1959. Minister to Iceland, 1957—1959. Administrator Professional Registry Medicaid, New York City, 1966—1969.
Acting director, physician Psychiatric Hospital, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1970—1973. Private practice Coral Gables, Florida, from 1973. President Delray Medical Group Inc.
Member staff South Shore Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida.
Vice president Count Galvez History Society. Board directors Cuban Museum Arts and Culture, Institute Ophthalmology Horacio Ferrer. Member of Dade County Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Coral Gables Country Club.
Married Katherine Caragol Sanabria, March 16, 1960 (deceased April 1987). Children: Victoria Montoro Zamorano, Rafael, Maria Therese Montoro Gross.